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▪ I. scratch-brush, n.|ˈskrætʃbrʌʃ|
[f. scratch n. or v.]
A brush of fine wire used in gilding, electroplating, etc. to polish or clean articles of metal.
1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) VII. 740/1 First, the gilded piece of metal is rubbed with a scratch brush (which is a brush composed of brass wire) till its surface is made smooth. 1839F. A. Griffiths Artil. Man. 3 The [gun] barrel..is to be well rubbed over with a steel scratch card or scratch brush, until the rust is..removed. 1873Spon Workshop Rec. Ser. i. 174/2 For delicate objects, scratch-brushes are made of spun glass. 1877G. E. Gee Silversmith's Handbk. x. 162 The beautiful frosted surfaces to be seen upon silver lockets..are all produced by means of the scratch-brush.
b. attrib. scratch-brush lathe, a lathe with a circular revolving scratch-brush.
1856G. Gore in Orr's Circ. Sci., Pract. Chem. 48 ‘Scratch brush’ lathes..for scouring and preparing the surfaces of metal articles to receive a deposit. 1877G. E. Gee Silversmith's Handbk., Fig. 40 Scratch-brush Lathe.
▪ II. scratch-brush, v.|ˈskrætʃbrʌʃ|
[f. prec. n.]
trans. To polish by means of a scratch-brush.
1799G. Smith Laboratory I. 87 Take it out and scratch-brush it in clean water. 1884F. J. Britten Watch & Clockm. 135 The articles must be..rinsed in water and scoured with sand, or scratch-brushed.
Hence ˈscratch-brusher, a workman who operates a scratch-brush; ˈscratch-brushing vbl. n., the process in which a scratch-brush is used.
1839F. A. Griffiths Artil. Man. 3 The barrel will [then] be sufficiently corroded for the operation of scratch-brushing. 1885Brit. Alm. Comp. 94 (Occupations) Scratch brusher. |