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Definition: beetling machine
Beetle
\Bee"tle\ (b[=e]"t'l), n. [OE. betel, AS. b[=i]tl, b?tl,
mallet, hammer, fr. be['a]tan to beat. See
Beat, v. t.]
1. A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
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2. A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering
process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; --
called also
beetling machine. --Knight.
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