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spread·er

(sprĕd′ər)

One that spreads, as:

a. A butter knife.

b. A farm or garden implement for scattering fertilizer or seed.

c. A device, such as a bar, for keeping wires or stays apart.

d. Nautical A horizontal support used to spread shrouds on a mast.

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spreader

(ˈsprɛdə)

1. (Agriculture) a machine or device used for scattering bulk materials, esp manure or fertilizer, over a relatively wide area

2. a device for keeping apart or spacing parallel objects, such as electric wires

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spread•er

(ˈsprɛd ər)

n.

1. one that spreads.

2. a small knife or spatula for spreading butter or the like.

3. a machine for dispersing bulk material.

4. a device for keeping apart two objects, as electric wires.

5. a strut for spreading shrouds on a mast.

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Noun	1.	spreader - a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader" hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
	2.	spreader - a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions broadcaster mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

Translations

épandeuse

crocetta divulgatore

spreader

[ˈspredəʳ] N

1. (for butter etc) → cuchillo m para esparcir; (for glue etc) → paleta f

2. (Agr) → esparcidor m

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spreader

→ Spachtel m; (for butter etc) → Messer nt

(Agr: = muck spreader) → (Stall)miststreuer m

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