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strainer |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Strainer \Strain"er\, n. 1. One who strains. 2. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: strainer n : a device to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
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