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Duster

//ˈdʌstɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
  2. 2
    a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who dusts.
  4. 4
    a piece of cloth used for dusting wordnet
  5. 5
    A loose-fitting long coat.
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  1. 6
    a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles wordnet
  2. 7
    A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
  3. 8
    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand wordnet
  4. 9
    A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
  5. 10
    A dry drillhole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
  6. 11
    A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun. informal
  7. 12
    A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home. Philippines

    "Near-synonym: housedress"

  8. 13
    A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a chalkboard.
  9. 14
    A high pitch toward the batter.
  10. 15
    A duststorm.

    "Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob"

Etymology

From dust + -er.

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