Etymology
Origin of knotter
Example Sentences
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In tolerable Spanish, and with a good-natured, knowing wink, he informed him that the old knotter was simple-witted, but harmless; often playing his odd tricks.
From The Piazza Tales by Melville, Herman
Another, named Jacob Behel, invented a knotter, whittling it out of a branch of a cherry tree.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
When a thread breaks, the attendant places the two ends together in the machine and by the mere pressure of her thumb ties the knot much better than she could do it without the knotter.
From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Instead of giving me the patent knotter, which would have simplified my job enormously, she teaches me what she expresses "the old-fashioned way"—knotting the yarn with the fingers.
From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Vorst, Marie Van
I took off the knotter and brought it to his carriage.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
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