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Filler   /fˈɪlər/   Listen
Filler

noun
1.
Used for filling cracks or holes in a surface.
2.
100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary.
3.
Copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper.
4.
Anything added to fill out a whole.  Synonym: makeweight.
5.
The tobacco used to form the core of a cigar.



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"Filler" Quotes from Famous Books



... sir, about my having had a filler of pork," he replied. "But though I'm only an odd boy, I've got my feelings, and I'd as soon be a convict as in that ...
— The Wizard of the Sea - A Trip Under the Ocean • Roy Rockwood

... society; and fathers, as well as mothers, are beginning to desire that their children may be able to remember them hereafter as the ever-sympathizing friend, the wisely indulgent teacher, the guide of their religion, and the guardian of their love; quite as much as the payer of their bills and the filler ...
— The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper • Martin Farquhar Tupper

... screw, the first soldered to the boiler round a hole of the same size as its internal diameter, make a convenient "filler;" but a plain hole plugged with a tapered piece of wood, such as the end ...
— Things To Make • Archibald Williams

... of lamps requires so much attention and discretion, that many ladies choose to do this work, themselves, rather than trust it with domestics. To do it properly, provide the following things:—An old waiter, to hold all the articles used; a lamp-filler, with a spout, small at the end, and turned up to prevent oil from dripping; a ball of wickyarn, and a basket to hold it; a lamp-trimmer, made for the purpose, or a pair of sharp scissors; a small soap-cup and soap; some pearlash, in a broad-mouthed bottle; and several soft cloths, ...
— A Treatise on Domestic Economy - For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School • Catherine Esther Beecher

... make a very neat little attachment for their Class "A" Lubricator which is a decided convenience for the engineer, and is called a "Filler." It consists of a second reservoir or cup, of about the same capacity of the reservoir of Lubricator, thus doubling the capacity. It is attached at the filling plug, and is supplied with a fine strainer, which catches all ...
— Rough and Tumble Engineering • James H. Maggard



Words linked to "Filler" :   baccy, stocking filler, putty, object, mastic, sealing material, cigar, sizing, physical object, fill, Hungarian monetary unit, size, copy, tobacco, written matter, forint, stiffener



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