extractor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
noun a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector

The face of the bolt bears a lip, called the extractor, around a portion of its circumference. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission
Dat's why I taken my feet in my hand an' come hurryin' back yere f'um dat grocery sto' where I'd done went to git a bottle of lemon extractors. — From Place to Place, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
“I tried to, but the blamed extractor flung the shell through a crack in the porch floor, and I didn’t have a chance to shoot twice.” “What did yuh have?” whispered Keenan. — Skeeter Bill comes to town, W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle

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