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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wiper  \Wip"er\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  wipes. 
 
  2.  Something  used  for  wiping,  as  a  towel  or  rag. 
 
  3.  (Mach.)  A  piece  generally  projecting  from  a  rotating  or 
  swinging  piece,  as  an  axle  or  rock  shaft,  for  the  purpose 
  of  raising  stampers,  lifting  rods,  or  the  like  and 
  leaving  them  to  fall  by  their  own  weight;  a  kind  of  cam. 
 
  4.  (Firearms)  A  rod,  or  an  attachment  for  a  rod,  for  holding 
  a  rag  with  which  to  wipe  out  the  bore  of  the  barrel. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  wiper 
  n  1:  a  conducting  arm  that  rotates  over  a  series  of  contacts  and 
  comes  to  rest  on  an  outlet  [syn:  {wiper  arm},  {contact 
  arm}] 
  2:  a  mechanical  device  that  cleans  the  windshield  [syn:  {windshield 
  wiper},  {windscreen  wiper},  {wiper  blade}] 




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