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noun
A piece of flexible wire in which tufted fabric is twisted and which is used to clean out the stem of a tobacco pipe or other narrow tube. It can be also used for arts and crafts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pipe, cleaner.
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noun
cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cleaning implement, cleaning device, cleaning equipment
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