pipe cleaner

pipe cleaner
a short length of twisted flexible wires covered with tufted fabric, used to clean the stem of a smoker's pipe and for various handicrafts.
[1865-70]

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  • pipe-cleaner — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pipe cleaner : singular pipe cleaner plural pipe cleaners a piece of wire covered with a soft substance, used for cleaning tobacco pipes …   English dictionary

  • pipe cleaner — pipe′ clean er n. cvb a short length of twisted flexible wires covered with tufted fabric, used to clean the stem of a smoker s pipe and for various handicrafts • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • pipe cleaner — noun Date: 1870 something used to clean the inside of a pipe; specifically a piece of flexible wire in which tufted fabric is twisted and which is used to clean the stem of a tobacco pipe …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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