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  • 1Hopper — Hop per, n. [See 1st {Hop}.] 1. One who, or that which, hops. [1913 Webster] 2. A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden box with …

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  • 2Hopper boy — Hopper Hop per, n. [See 1st {Hop}.] 1. One who, or that which, hops. [1913 Webster] 2. A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden… …

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  • 3Hopper closet — Hopper Hop per, n. [See 1st {Hop}.] 1. One who, or that which, hops. [1913 Webster] 2. A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden… …

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  • 4Hopper cock — Hopper Hop per, n. [See 1st {Hop}.] 1. One who, or that which, hops. [1913 Webster] 2. A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden… …

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  • 5Hopper barge — is a kind of non mechanical ship or vessel that cannot move around by itself, unlike some other types of barges. Designed to carry materials, like rocks, sand, soil and rubbish, for dumping into the ocean, a river or lake for land… …

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  • 6Load cell — A load cell is an electronic device (transducer) that is used to convert a force into an electrical signal. This conversion is indirect and happens in two stages. Through a mechanical arrangement, the force being sensed deforms a strain gauge.… …

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  • 7Bell and hopper — Hopper Hop per, n. [See 1st {Hop}.] 1. One who, or that which, hops. [1913 Webster] 2. A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden… …

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  • 8Covered hopper — car originally built in the 1950s for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. After the 1967 SCL merger these cars were fitted with rotary couplers and used in Bone Valley phosphate service. A Covered Hopper is a railroad freight car. They are designed …

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  • 9dumping scow — Hopper Hop per, n. [See 1st {Hop}.] 1. One who, or that which, hops. [1913 Webster] 2. A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden… …

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  • 10Open wagon — This article is about European open wagons. For US practice, see Gondola (rail). A Class Ow goods wagon on the Saxon narrow gauge railways with Heberlein brakes Open wagons form a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for… …

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