What's the difference between doffer and goffer?

Doffer


Definition:

  • (n.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) With the natural doffers, similar relationships were found, together with variations associated with the type of diet.

Goffer


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The considerably enlarged adrenals were gyral, goffered and their cortex consisted of cells of the fetal zone.
  • (2) The £43,000 ReWalk suit, designed by the Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer, enables people with lower-limb paralysis to stand, walk and climb stairs through motion sensors and an onboard computer system.

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