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Definition of Idlers
1. idler [n] - See also: idler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Idlers
Literary usage of Idlers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Belt Conveyors and Belt Elevators by Frederic Valerius Hetzel (1922)
"Horse-power of Conveyors with Improved idlers.—Laboratory tests of troughed-belt
idlers of various kinds show that the coefficient of friction falls off ..."
2. Belt Conveyors and Belt Elevators by Frederic Valerius Hetzel (1922)
"As compared with grease-lubricated idlers, idlers with ball or roller bearings
... Less chance that the idlers will stick tight or drag and injure the belt. ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"The early operators used no idlers, and wall plates cut 6 in. deep by the ...
Judging from the appearance of the old idlers of this type found at the mine ..."
4. The Universe: Or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little by Félix-Archimède Pouchet (1884)
"idlers AND ASSASSINS. It would seem that in the bird activity and ... The idlers
and freebooters of the air generally belong to the most robust tribes. ..."
5. Protection and Free Trade: An Inquiry Whether Protective Duties Can Benefit by Isaac Butts (1875)
"THE CONVERSION OF idlers INTO PRODUCERS. Greeley considers " the chief end of a true
... As to the " conversion of idlers," it may well be asked how, ..."
6. Professional recollections on points of seamanship, discipline, &c by Francis Liardet (1849)
"idlers. There are few people so misnamed as that body of men denominated " idlers"
on board ships of war; in fact, the idlers in many cases are those who do ..."
7. Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford (1835)
"Inveterate idlers—The planet Orloff and his satellites. ... I HAVE just made a
discovery, that this place is as full of idlers and water-drinkers as their ..."
8. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1893)
"We have provided farther on for another class of idlers, who are not looking
towards THE GRAND COURT. ..."
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