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scratchbrushes

scratchbrushes is the plural of scratchbrush.

Meaning of scratchbrush

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

Questions about scratchbrushes

What is scratchbrushes the plural of?
Scratchbrushes is the plural of scratchbrush.

Words near scratchbrushes in the dictionary

  1. scratchboard
  2. scratchboards
  3. scratchbrush
  4. scratchbrusher
  5. scratchbrushers
  6. scratchbrushes
  7. scratchbush
  8. scratchcard
  9. scratchcards
  10. scratched
  11. scratched a living

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