Meaning of brotie | Babel Free

Definitions

A horizontal bar from which sheets of rubber are hung to dry.

Examples

“The best estate drying rooms consist⟳ of a two-story building in which the No. 1 crêpe is hung on racks in the upper story; the ceiling of the bottom story, which constitutes the floor of the top story, is constructed of open⟳ broties or strips of wood, at any rate under the racks in the top story, leaving only sufficient passage room between each set⟳ of racks; ventilation is improved by means of a jack-roof or ventilating shafts.”

“It is, indeed, extremely difficult to hang⟳ pieces of thin crepe of any length in a smoke⟳ house, since the rubber quickly softens and stretches over the "broties" (sticks from which the rubber is hung) and finally tears, and drops to the floor of the smoke⟳ house.”

“This is usually due to the mark⟳ of the bar or brotie on which the sheets are hung in the smoke⟳ house.”

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