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RUG BEATER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rug beater mean?
• RUG BEATER (noun)
The noun RUG BEATER has 1 sense:
1. implement for beating dust out of carpets
Familiarity information: RUG BEATER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Implement for beating dust out of carpets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
carpet beater; rug beater
Hypernyms ("rug beater" is a kind of...):
beater (an implement for beating)
Meronyms (parts of "rug beater"):
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
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