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: a wool card that produces lap for combing as distinguished from the woolen card that produces sliver for spinning

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“Worsted card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worsted%20card. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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