Definition of Carpet beater

1. Noun. Implement for beating dust out of carpets.

Exact synonyms: Rug Beater
Generic synonyms: Beater
Terms within: Grip, Handgrip, Handle, Hold

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpet Beater

carpenter ant
carpenter ants
carpenter bee
carpentered
carpentering
carpenters
carpentries
carpentry
carper
carperidine
carpers
carpet-bomb
carpet bagger
carpet baggers
carpet beater (current term)
carpet beetle
carpet bomb
carpet bombed
carpet bombing
carpet bombs
carpet bug
carpet burn
carpet burns
carpet knight
carpet loom
carpet moth

Literary usage of Carpet beater

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1838)
"So it was also with the carpet-beater of the rue de Marbeuf, a more aristocratic quarter: he was pronounced a depre- ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1898)
"The architect sent in his claim for plans, and even the carpet-beater threatened to ... The carpet-beater re-entered on possession, and when a short time ..."

3. A Study of the Mental Life of the Child by H. von Hug-Hellmuth (1919)
"Another boy brought out a similar set of names in honor of his father, and closed the list with,—" You are a broken carpet-beater" (with such a ..."

4. Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housingby David E. Jacobs by David E. Jacobs (1996)
"Use the wheeled floor nozzle for bare floors and the carpet beater for rugs. ... Rubber Cone Dust Brush Powered carpet beater Wheeled Floor Nozzle ..."

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