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rug beater

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Noun1.rug beater - implement for beating dust out of carpets
carpet beater
beater - an implement for beating
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
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David Hess apparently thought the same thing, and carried on in his quest to find a more suitable solution than the rug beater.
The Long Journey to the Vacuum Cleaner of Today by Michiel Van Kets / Home based business community
It was enough just to spend a night in a TV-less, wire-less place whose walls are full of stories - I'll save the ghost one for Halloween - and decorated with antique rug beaters, hay knives and stud muzzlers.
A home (far) away from home by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Rugs were taken outside once or twice a year, hung on clotheslines, and hit with rug beaters to remove the dirt.
Understanding Vacuum Cleaners by Jamie Watts / Home based business community
 
 
 
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