Trim"mer (?), n. 1. One
who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
2. One who does not adopt extreme opinions in
politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear
to favor each; a timeserver.
Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle.
Macaulay.
3. An instrument with which trimming is
done.
4. (Arch.) A beam, into which are framed the
ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs,
or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust.
of Header.
Trim"mer, n. (Coal Storage)
An apparatus used for piling the coal in gradually increasing
piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the
prism.
Trim"mer (?), n. 1. One
who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
2. One who does not adopt extreme opinions in
politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear
to favor each; a timeserver.
Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle.
Macaulay.
3. An instrument with which trimming is
done.
4. (Arch.) A beam, into which are framed the
ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs,
or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust.
of Header.
Trim"mer, n. (Coal Storage)
An apparatus used for piling the coal in gradually increasing
piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the
prism.
