croffle
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[edit]Etymology 1
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Noun
[edit]croffle (plural croffles)
- (usually in the plural) A small hollow polythene or polypropylene ball used in various technical applications.
- 2002, Ian Smallwood, Solvent Recovery Handbook, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 58:
- A blanket of croffles (hollow polythene or polypropylene balls) is an effective way of covering the surface of liquid in the tank. The croffles have a raised seam so that they interlock and do not rotate which would otherwise expose a wetted surface to the tank roof space.
Etymology 2
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Croffles_5.jpg/220px-Croffles_5.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]croffle (plural croffles)