wiper

Definitions

1. 1.Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.
2. 2.(Mach.) A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam.
3. 3.(Firearms) A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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