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Nearby words
takeoff, takeout, takeout double, takeover, taker, taker-in, takes one to know one, takes two, taki-taki, takin, taking
Origin of taker-in
First recorded in 1830–40
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for taker-in
And you require such a very interesting "taker-in" to make it bearable at all.
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl|Jenny WrenThe taker-in receives the cotton from a feed-roller (C) that turns above a smooth iron plate (D) called the feed plate.
The Fabric of Civilization|Anonymous