carpet sweeper
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carpet sweeper
n.
A device used to clean rugs and floors, consisting of a metal or plastic box equipped with rotating brushes and pushed by means of a long handle.
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car′pet sweep`er
n.
a long-handled implement for removing dirt and lint from rugs and carpets, consisting of a metal case enclosing one or more rotating brushes.
[1855–60, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | carpet sweeper - a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
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