breaker card

American  

noun

1. the first card in the carding process, used to open the raw stock and to convert it into sliver form.

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Etymology

Origin of breaker card

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Fun game suggestions for a group include Celebrity, Telestrations, telephone Pictionary, Cards Against Humanity and How Do You See the World?, an “ice breaker card game to encourage open discussion.”

From Los Angeles Times

The conditioned stricks from the softening machine are first arranged in some suitable receptacle and within easy reach of the operative at the back or feed side of the breaker card.

From Project Gutenberg

Two distinct courses are followed in the preparation of the jute fibre after it leaves the bale opener, and before it is carded by the breaker card.

From Project Gutenberg

A receptacle, very similar to that used at the breaker card, appears near the far end of the softening machine in Fig.

From Project Gutenberg

A modern breaker card is illustrated in Fig.

From Project Gutenberg