flarer

noun

flar·​er

-a(a)rə(r),

-erə-

plural -s

1

: an operator of a machine that coils and flares strips of hoop steel for barrels

called also coiler

2

: an operator of a machine that shapes riveted barrel hoops by alternate expansion and contraction

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