What does "follower" mean?
Follower: A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.
Additional senses
- 2.(Steam Engine) (a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston. (b) A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box.
- 3.(Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver.
- 4.Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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