strander
noun
strand·er
\-də(r)\
Definition of strander
-s
1 : a machine that makes strands into cable or rope
2 : a steelworker who guides bars by the use of hand tongs from the roughing mill into other rolls for further processing —called also edger, poke-in, pony rougher, stick-in
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Origin and Etymology of strander
5strand + -er
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