There are 51 calories in 1 pear [4.7 oz as purchased, 2.25 high x 2.5 dia] (4.3 oz) of Asian Pears, raw. You'd need to walk 13 minutes to burn 51 calories. Visit CalorieKing to see calorie count and nutrient data for all portion sizes. apps Tools & More help Support
A doffer is someone who removes bobbins, pirns or spindles holding spun fiber such as cotton or wool from a spinning frame and replaces them with empty ones. Historically, spinners, doffers, and sweepers each had separate tasks that were required in the manufacture of spun textiles. From the early days of the industrial revolution, this work, which requires speed and dexterity rather than strength, was often done by children. After World War I, the practice of employing children declined, ending
Historical Examples. 1  The large runner and the doffer require to be cleaned together. 2  She saw what it meant to be a doffer, a reeler, a silk-twister. 3  The doffer comb, a serrated metal plate the length of the rollers, removes the carded fibers from the last roller or doffer. The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines Grace L. Rogers doffer, dofâ²Är, n. the part of a carding-machine which strips the cotton from the cylinder when carded. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various Having passed the flats, the cotton is deposited by the cylinder on what is termed the doffer. The Story of the Cotton Plant Frederick Wilkinson The tow is then removed from the brush by a doffer roller, from which it is finally removed by a doffing knife.