Delinter

/diːˈlɪn.tər/ noun

Definition

A machine or person that removes lint or fibrous material from something, especially cotton seeds.

Etymology

From 'delint' (verb) plus the suffix '-er,' which designates a person or instrument that performs an action. This technical term emerged from the cotton industry.

Kelly Says

The cotton 'delinter' is one of agriculture's unsung heroes—the machine that made growing cotton profitable by efficiently removing all that fuzzy stuff from seeds, changing the Southern economy forever.

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