Definition of drawboy. Meaning of drawboy. Synonyms of drawboy

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Definition of drawboy

Drawboy
Drawboy Draw"boy`, n. (Weaving) A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs the same office.
drawboy
Drawloom Draw"loom`, n. 1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also drawboy. 2. A species of damask made on the drawloom.

Meaning of drawboy from wikipedia

- Drawloom, with drawboy above to control the harnesses, woven as a repeating pattern in an early-1800s piece of ****anese silk. The silk illustrates the...
- drawloom requires two operators, the weaver, and an ****istant called a "drawboy" to manage the figure harness. The earliest confirmed drawloom fabrics...
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