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/ˈfo͝olər/,
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fullers, plural;
  1. Stamp (iron) with a such a tool

Noun
  1. A grooved or rounded tool on which iron is shaped

  2. A groove made by this, esp. in a horseshoe

  1. United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
  2. United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
  3. a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living
  4. At least two different cars have been offered with the marque of Fuller, one in Nebraska and one in Michigan.
  5. Fulling or tucking or walking ("waulking" in Scotland) is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and making it thicker. The worker who does the job is a fuller, tucker, or walker. ...
  6. In metalworking, a fuller is a tool used to form metal when hot. The fuller has a rounded, either cylindrical or parabolic, nose, and may either have a handle (an "upper fuller") or a shank (a "lower fuller"). ...
  7. Fuller is a surname referring to someone who treats wool with the process called Fulling (a process also known as walking--or waulking in Scotland--and tucking, hence the names Walker and Tucker) and may refer to: *Alexandra Fuller, British writer *Alfred Fuller (1885–1973), Canadian businessman ...
  8. A fuller is a rounded or beveled groove or slot in the flat side of a blade (e.g. a sword, knife, or bayonet). A fuller is often used to lighten the blade, much in the way that an I-beam shape allows a given amount of strength to be achieved with less material. ...
  9. (Fullering) Forging is the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which it is performed: '"cold," "warm," or "hot" forging. Forged parts can range in weight from less than a kilogram to 170 metric tons.Degarmo, p. 389. ...
  10. A person who fulls cloth; More full
  11. (fullest) Superlative form of full.
  12. (The Fullers) are a family who paid Greg to watch their dog, Princess, while they went on vacation. But after the Princess made her "feces|business" in the living room, they didn't pay him.
  13. (fullers) people who perform the last steps in making cloth or who clean clothes.
  14. Portion of the die that is used in hammer forging primarily to reduce the cross section and lengthen a portion of the forging stock. The fullering impression is often used in conjunction with an edger (or edging impression).
  15. refers to the central shallow on a straight double edged blade and or to lengthwise grooves such as may otherwise be seen on the face(s) of a blade. Aside from decorative intents, the purpose is to minimize blade weight with a minimal sacrifice of strength, much like an I beam. ...
  16. A center channel, or groove, cut-out of the blade's surface designed to increase a sword's strength and blade flexibility. It typically starts at the hand-guard and extends 2/3 of the blade's length on one or both sides. ...
  17. cloth worker who shrinks, beats and presses the cloth
  18. A groove down the center of a blade, used to both lighten a sword, and conserve sword steel (making a wider blade possible with less material). Often mistakenly called a "Blood Groove."
  19. a worker in a wool linen mill who moistens and presses cloth to make it more full.
  20. Those who treat wool and prepare it for weavers.
  21. David Fuller, an analyst who developed a method of using three box reversal point and figure charts for trading the markets.
  22. Someone whose trade was to pleat or treat cloth so as to shrink and thicken it.
  23. The groove forged and ground into the center of a sword blade in order to lighten it. This was not used, as in common folklore, as a "blood channel" so that blood can flow off of the blade.
  24. the groove that runs down a sword blade to reduce weight.
  25. cleaned and thickened woven clothing to eliminate dirt, oils and impurities.