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dustbugs

dustbugs is the plural of dustbug.

Meaning of dustbug

Noun

dustbug (plural dustbugs)

  1. A dust control device for use with a record player that sweeps dust from in front of the needle onto an absorbent pad.
    • The dustbug or groove-tracking type (there are different models for turntables and changers) sweeps the groove ahead of the stylus and the dust flicked out by a tiny brush is absorbed by a chemically treated pad.1961, Stereo, page 73

Questions about dustbugs

What is dustbugs the plural of?
Dustbugs is the plural of dustbug.

Words near dustbugs in the dictionary

  1. dustbox
  2. dustboxes
  3. dustbrush
  4. dustbrushes
  5. dustbug
  6. dustbugs
  7. dustbuster
  8. dustbusters
  9. dustcart
  10. dustcarts
  11. dustcloth

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