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wiper |
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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