Liner

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.

II. Liner ·noun A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, ·etc., are fastened for grinding.

III. Liner ·noun A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, ·etc.; a shim.

IV. Liner ·noun A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.

V. Liner ·noun A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground.

VI. Liner ·noun A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.

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