English Explanatory Dictionary

hopper boy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.

Word forms

hopper boy hopper boys hopperboy

Etymology

Derived from the occupation of boys who would carry out the task prior to the invention of the machine.

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