WIPERS

Noun

wipers

plural of wiper

Anagrams

• swiper

Proper noun

Wipers

(slang, World War I) Ypres

Anagrams

• swiper

Source: Wiktionary

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WIPER

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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