scratch-brushn.
/ˈskratʃbrʌʃ/ A brush of fine wire used in gilding, electroplating, etc. to polish or clean articles of metal.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > implements for polishing metal
Flanders tilea1399
white brick1468
Flanders brick1651
scratch-brush1797
buff1831
Bath-brick1837
scratch card1839
buffer1854
rag wheel1869
bob1879
buff-stick1881
scratch-knot1905
1797 Encycl. Brit. 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.
1839 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. 3 The [gun] barrel..is to be well rubbed over with a steel scratch card or scratch brush, until the rust is..removed.
1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 174/2 For delicate objects, scratch-brushes are made of spun glass.
1877 G. 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.
Compounds
scratch-brush lathe n. a lathe with a circular revolving scratch-brush.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > machine for polishing metal
buff1831
buffing-apparatus1835
scratch-brush lathe1856
1856 G. Gore in Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 48 ‘Scratch brush’ lathes..for scouring and preparing the surfaces of metal articles to receive a deposit.
1877 G. E. Gee Silversmith's Handbk. Fig. 40 Scratch-brush Lathe.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
scratch-brushv.
/ˈskratʃbrʌʃ/ transitive. To polish by means of a scratch-brush.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > polish [verb (transitive)] > polish metal > with specific implement
scratch-brush1750
scratch1856
bob1879
1750 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (ed. 3) i. 17 Take it out and scratchbrush it in clean water.
1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 169 The articles must be..rinsed in water and scoured with sand, or scratch-brushed.
Derivatives
ˈscratch-brusher n. a workman who operates a scratch-brush.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > one who > with scratch-brush
scratcher?1881
scratch-brusher1885
1885 Brit. Alm. Comp. 94 (Occupations) Scratch brusher.
ˈscratch-brushing n. the process in which a scratch-brush is used.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > polishing metal > with scratch-brush or -card
scratch-brushing1839
scratch-carding1859
1839 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. 3 The barrel will [then] be sufficiently corroded for the operation of scratch-brushing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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