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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