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Toothbrush

//ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.
  2. 2
    small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth wordnet
  3. 3
    slang for a mustache wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To clean or scrub with a toothbrush. transitive

    "In Rome, a restorer toothbrushed away some candle-grime over God's Sistine Chapel eye to reveal an eyebrow of Groucho Marx proportion."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), German Zahnbürste (“toothbrush”), Danish tandbørste (“toothbrush”), Swedish tandborste (“toothbrush”), Icelandic tannbursti (“toothbrush”).

Etymology 2

From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), German Zahnbürste (“toothbrush”), Danish tandbørste (“toothbrush”), Swedish tandborste (“toothbrush”), Icelandic tannbursti (“toothbrush”).

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