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scratchbrush

scratchbrush noun: a sturdy wire brush used for cleaning iron, silver and other metals.

Noun

scratchbrush (plural scratchbrushes)

  1. A sturdy wire brush used for cleaning iron, silver and other metals.
    • If he decide, upon dismounting, that the tyre is punctured, and not merely short of inflation, the car should be jacked up so as to permit free movement of the wheel. The tyre should then be cleaned, the best article for the purpose being a brush with wire bristles; the type is known as a...1902, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Motors and Motor-Driving, Chapter 11

Forms of scratchbrush

pluralscratchbrushes
alternative formscratch-brush
alternative formscratch brush

Origin of scratchbrush

From scratch + brush.

Questions about scratchbrush

What does scratchbrush mean?
Scratchbrush means a sturdy wire brush used for cleaning iron, silver and other metals.
What part of speech is scratchbrush?
Scratchbrush is a noun.
What is the plural of scratchbrush?
The plural of scratchbrush is scratchbrushes.

Words near scratchbrush in the dictionary

  1. scratchbacks
  2. scratchband
  3. scratchbands
  4. scratchboard
  5. scratchboards
  6. scratchbrush
  7. scratchbrusher
  8. scratchbrushers
  9. scratchbrushes
  10. scratchbush
  11. scratchcard

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