Definition of Detacher

1. one that detaches [n -S] - See also: detaches

Lexicographical Neighbors of Detacher

detachabilities
detachability
detachable
detachable balloon
detachableness
detachably
detached
detached cranial section
detached craniotomy
detached house
detached houses
detached retina
detachedly
detachedness
detachednesses
detacher (current term)
detachers
detaches
detaching
detachment
detachment of the retina
detachments
detacht
detag
detagged
detagging
detags
detail
detail file
detailed

Literary usage of Detacher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Judicial Dictionary, of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted: To by Frederick Stroud (1903)
"But it is also said to mean " a manor, or rather a detacher! member of a manor, a town, a hamlet, a sub-manor, a corn farm " (Elph. 563, ..."

2. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 2/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"... speedy detachment of the toggle head. when so, either spliced to the main line or joined by an ingenious detacher, which is sometimes prettily carved. ..."

3. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1921)
"In such instances the use of the hard rubber dilator with elastic pressure will Fig. 4.—detacher further introduced and sweeping the ..."

4. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and Improvements of by Abel Boyer (1833)
"V. detacher. Pieces détachées, outworks (in fortification. ... detacher, vr to grow loose, come off; to rid or woan or break one's self •f, to leave off. ..."

5. A Contribution to American Thalassography: Three Cruises of the United by Alexander Agassiz (1888)
"Generally, with a good form of detacher, it drops off on striking bottom. In place of the Stellwagen cup, rod, and detacher, used in Fig. ..."

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