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WIPER
wiper, wiper arm, contact arm
(noun) contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
wiper
(noun) a worker who wipes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wiper (plural wipers)
Someone who wipes.
Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
A movable electric contact in some devices.
(nautical) A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
Source: Wiktionary
Wip"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, wipes.
2. Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.
3. (Mach.)
Definition: 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)
Definition: A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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