spreaders
noun
Meaning
- An object or person who spreads.
- A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.
- A device used to spread bulk material.
- A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.
- A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.
- A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.
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