spreader

1. A butter knife.
2. A farm or garden implement for scattering fertilizer or seed.
3. A device, such as a bar, for keeping wires or stays apart.
4. Nautical. A horizontal support used to spread shrouds on a mast.

1. A machine for metering granular material, such as gravel or crushed stone, from a feed hopper and distributing it over a given area.
2. A brace between two wales.
3. A stiffening member temporarily attached to the base of a doorframe, extending between the jambs, to keep the frame in proper alignment during shipping and handling.

spreaders, 2 in a wall form

A device used to spread fertilizer or seeds, usually over a lawn.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a hand tool for spreading something

Meaning #2: a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
  Synonym: broadcaster

Spreader can refer to:

• Spreader (railroad), a kind of maintenance of way equipment designed to spread or shape ballast profiles
• Hydraulic spreader, a tool used by emergency crews in vehicle extrication
• Spreader (sailboat), a spar on a sailboat used to deflect the shrouds to allow them to better support the mast
• Spreader bar, a BDSM bondage device
• Spreader (lifting), a lifting device used to distribute forces appropriately for structural or interference reasons.
• Fertiliser Spreaders, an agricultural machinery

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