Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wiper"
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) 1.7 (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}]
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