The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lint doctor
Lint \Lint\ (l[i^]nt), n. [AS. l[=i]net flax, hemp, fr. l[=i]n flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen, from linteus linen, a., fr. linum flax, lint. See Linen.]
Flax.
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Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics.
Lint doctor (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder.
Wiktionary
lint doctor
n. A scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder in a calico-printing machine.