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wiper

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wip·er  (wpr)
n.
1. One that wipes.
2. Something, such as a towel, used for wiping.
3. A device designed for wiping, as on an automobile windshield.
4. A projecting cam, as on a rotating shaft, that activates another machine part.
5. A movable electrical contact, as in a rheostat.

wiper
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Noun1.wiper - a worker who wipes
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
2.wiper - contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"
rheostat, variable resistor - resistor for regulating current
selector switch, selector - a switch that is used to select among alternatives
3.wiperwiper - a mechanical device that cleans the windshield
mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails


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So help me gracious, I have a wiper in the bag, an' I'll drop it on your 'ead if you don't hook it.
Gigantic pansies, considerably larger than the roses, and closely resembling the floral pen- wipers made by female parishioners for fashionable clergymen, sprang from the moss beneath the rose- trees; and here and there a daisy grafted on a rose- branch flowered with a luxuriance prophetic of Mr.
 
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