LISTER


Meaning of LISTER in English

I. ˈlistə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: list (VII) + -er

: one that lists or catalogs: as

a. : assessor 2

once every four years the listers … reappraise all the real and personal property in the township — J.A.Kouwenhoven

b. : an employee of a woodworking establishment who estimates the cost of materials and labor for work done

c. : a laundry worker who itemizes the articles in bundles of soiled laundry

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: list (V) + -er

1. : a double-moldboard plow that throws a ridge of earth both ways, is frequently equipped to prepare a seedbed at the bottom of the furrow by means of a small subsoiling attachment, and is used mainly in growing sorghum, corn, and cotton in the central and southern great plains where rainfall is limited — called also middlebreaker, middle-burster, middlebuster, middlesplitter

2. or lister-planter ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : a lister plow with an attachment for dropping seeds into the furrow

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