hopper boy

hopper boy

English

Etymology

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

Noun

hopper boy (plural hopper boys)

  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.

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