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filler
CIDE DICTIONARY
filler, n.
- One who, or that which, fills; something used for filling. [1913 Webster]"'T is mere filler, to stop a vacancy in the hexameter." [1913 Webster]"They have six diggers to four fillers, so as to keep the fillers always at work." [1913 Webster]
- A composition, as of powdered silica and oil, used to fill the pores and grain of wood before applying paint, varnish, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Any standing tree or standard higher than the surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as
coppice under standards . Chiefly used in thepl. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
filler, n. [From 1st Fill.].
A thill horse. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
filler, n.
1 material or an object used to fill a cavity or increase bulk.
2 an item filling space in a newspaper etc.
3 a person or thing that fills.
1 material or an object used to fill a cavity or increase bulk.
2 an item filling space in a newspaper etc.
3 a person or thing that fills.
Idiom
filler cap a cap closing the filling-pipe leading to the petrol tank of a motor vehicle.
THESAURUS
filler
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