carpet sweeper

carpet sweeper

n. A device used to clean rugs and floors, consisting of a metal or plastic box equipped with rotating brushes and pushed by means of a long handle.

car′pet sweep`er

n. a long-handled implement for removing dirt and lint from rugs and carpets, consisting of a metal case enclosing one or more rotating brushes. [1855–60, Amer.]

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carpet sweeper - a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpetsweepercleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning

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