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- noun Plural form of
spooler .
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Examples
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Soon after this, Mr. Anthony remarked that one of the "spoolers" was ill and there was no one to do her work.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Ida Husted Harper 1891
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Most operating systems come with one or more spoolers, such as a print spooler for spooling documents.
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Disable any DOS print spoolers; rely on OS/2's spooler instead.
OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions List by Timothy F. Sipples 1993
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Also on the spoolers, they had a band, leather band around.
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Spinners, spoolers, warpers — all women, and in the card room a lot of women.
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She had talked with the management about having the frames raised, so as to eliminate this exhausting process of stooping to work for the spoolers.
Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls Edith Wyatt 1915
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The yarn is carried from the spinners to the spoolers, and wound from bobbins to spools for convenience in handling.
Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls Edith Wyatt 1915
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The other spoolers were taught to work with the same rapidity, and were soon able to earn with the bonus and the work done beyond the task a sum which brought their wage up to nearly $12 a week.
Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls Edith Wyatt 1915
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Say 40 to 50 adults, and 28 to 40 children, as occasionally a boy or girl below the age of 16 may work at the draw frames, spoolers, or twisters.
From the Cotton Field to the Cotton Mill: A Study of the Industrial Transition in North Carolina 1906
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Usually girls or women run the spoolers, and 8 to 12 will be required.
From the Cotton Field to the Cotton Mill: A Study of the Industrial Transition in North Carolina 1906
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