-fə(r) noun
( -s )
1.
a. : a small roller usually covered with wire teeth used to strip material from another roller or cylinder on textile machinery ; especially : a roller on a carding machine
b. : a machine or device for doffing bobbins
c. : a device for stripping cotton from the spindle of a mechanical cotton picker
2. : a textile worker who removes full bobbins or cones from machines and puts in empty ones