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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In cotton manufacturing, any machine used in the preparatory processes having a cylinder or beater with a number of teeth, spikes, or blades.
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hernesheir commented on the word porcupine-machine
Still, I'd like to see a porcupine-machine go head-to-head with an electric pig.
January 3, 2012