A stiff brush, esp. one used for household cleaning.
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [noun] > implement for scouring or scrubbing > brush (9) rubbing brush1530 A stiff brush, esp. one used for household cleaning. hog1669 Nautical. A sort of broom or scrubbing-brush for cleaning the bottom of a ship. Now rare (chiefly historical). Cf. hog, v.1 1. scrub-broom1675 scrubbing-brush1681 A brush with hard bristles for scrubbing purposes. wire brush1686 a brush with wire bristles; spec. (a) one with stiff wire bristles used esp. for cleaning and scouring; (b) a slender brush with long flexible… scrub1687 A broom or brush with short hard bristles. Also spec. in Glass-painting, a brush used to scrape out lights in a coat of paint. Cf. scrub, v.1 5b. scrubber1911 An instrument for scrubbing. A scrubbing-brush. (In modern dictionaries.) toilet brush1917 A brush used for cleaning a toilet bowl and its surroundings; a lavatory brush. Cf. toilet, n. 9b. bog brush1982 a brush designed to clean a toilet bowl; = toilet brush, n. 2; frequently figurative, esp. with reference to hair. |
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