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pinspotter

American  
[pin-spot-er] / ˈpɪnˌspɒt ər /

noun

  1. pinsetter.

Etymology

Origin of pinspotter

First recorded in 1955–60; pin + spotter

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But when the pinspotter was well along, Patterson saw that one more royalty-producing machine was not enough.

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