Wiper

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wiper \Wip"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, wipes.
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     2. Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.
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     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.
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     4. (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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wiper
       n 1: a worker who wipes
       2: contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a
          series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
          [syn: {wiper arm}, {contact arm}]
       3: a mechanical device that cleans the windshield [syn: {windshield
          wiper}, {windscreen wiper}, {wiper blade}]