hopper boy
hopper boy · hopper boys
A rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an…A rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.
Meaning
1 sensesA rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.
Origin
Derived from the occupation of boys who would carry out the task prior to the invention ofDerived from the occupation of boys who would carry out the task prior to the invention of the machine.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source