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noun

Wiper n.

One who, or that which, wipes.

Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.

(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.

(Firearms) A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.

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Etymology of 'Wiper'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Wiper" Quotes from Famous Books

... there was silence in the kitchen. Mrs. Howland, wiper in hand, stood looking out the window. Her lips parted, then closed again. When she finally turned and spoke, the old smile had ...

— The Tangled Threads • Eleanor H. Porter

... it; and afterwards to displace dirt and dust which will gradually attach to it in the course of experiments. I have found much to depend upon this precaution, and a silk handkerchief is the best wiper. ...

— Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 • Michael Faraday

... years he had been quietly filling his stocking. It was a stocking belonging to some bathing person which had been cast upon the island, and at the time I speak of it contained a hundred and eighty crumbs, thirty-four nuts, sixteen crusts, a pen-wiper and a boot-lace. When his stocking was full, Solomon calculated that he would be able to retire on a competency. Peter now gave him a pound. He cut it off his bank-note ...

— The Little White Bird - or Adventures In Kensington Gardens • J. M. Barrie

... "Bless my pen wiper!" cried Mr. Damon. "That was one of the few times when I wish I'd never come with you, Tom Swift," and everyone ...

— Tom Swift and his Wizard Camera - or, Thrilling Adventures while taking Moving Pictures • Victor Appleton

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