shifter

Definitions

1. 1.(Naut.) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
2. 2.(Mach.) (a) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another. (b) (Knitting Mach.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is an assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions called?
• What is (a) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another. (b) (Knitting Mach.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc called?