| 单词 | duster |
| 释义 | duster /dus"teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that removes or applies dust. 2. a cloth, brush, etc., for removing dust. 3. a lightweight housecoat. 4. an apparatus or device for sprinkling dust, powder, insecticide, or the like, esp. on plants. 5. a person employed in spreading insecticidal dusts or the like on crops from a low-flying plane. 6. a long, light overgarment, worn esp. in the early days of open automobiles to protect the clothing from dust. 7. a summer-weight coat for women that is loose-fitting and often unlined. 8. See dust storm. 9. Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher at or dangerously close to a batter. 10. See dry hole. 11. (cap.) Mil. a self-propelled U.S. antiaircraft gun of the 1950s, armed with twin 40mm cannon. [1570-80; DUST + -ER1] |
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