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spreader
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun spreader has 2 senses
- spreader(n = noun.artifact) Array - a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader" is a kind of hand tool
- spreader(n = noun.artifact) broadcaster - a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions; Array is a kind of mechanical device
Derived forms verb spread1, verb spread10, verb spread9
Derived form verb spread7
CIDE DICTIONARY
spreader, n.
- One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propagates. [1913 Webster]
- A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning. [1913 Webster]
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