Martin Briscoe wrote that Benjamin DOBSON house was already called Doffcockers by the previous owner (WHITAKER) who also owned a mill by the same name. So why did he call it this? from _http://www.thefreedictionary.com_ (http://www.thefreedictionary.com) Doff´er n. 1. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the cards. 2. (Spinning) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames. Derek Crompton London South- East

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