concher

concher
\\ˈkänchə(r)\ noun (-s)
Etymology: conche + -er
: a tender of a conche

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concher
(ˈkɒŋkə(r))
[f. conch + -er1.]
One who ladles out chocolate into a concher-machine. b. concher-machine, a machine having shell-like appliances which work the chocolate and keep it plastic.
Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §448.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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