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carpet-beater

carpet-beater is the alternative spelling of carpet beater.

Meaning of carpet beater

Noun

carpet beater (plural carpet beaters)

  1. A tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.

Forms of carpet-beater

pluralcarpet-beaters

Questions about carpet-beater

What is carpet-beater the alternative spelling of?
Carpet-beater is the alternative spelling of carpet beater.

Words near carpet-beater in the dictionary

  1. carpet washers
  2. carpet whip
  3. carpet whips
  4. carpet-bag
  5. carpet-bags
  6. carpet-beater
  7. carpet-beaters
  8. carpet-bomb
  9. carpet-bombed
  10. carpet-bombing
  11. carpet-bombs

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