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Rubber :: Rubber (n.) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning..

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.

Riddance :: Riddance (n.) The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out.

Gridiron :: Gridiron (n.) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs..

Toothbrush :: Toothbrush (n.) A brush for cleaning the teeth.

Sponge :: Sponge (n.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff..

Graving :: Graving (n.) The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.

Scratchbrush :: Scratchbrush (n.) A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.

Cleaning :: Cleaning (n.) The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc..

Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc..

Dentifrice :: Dentifrice (n.) A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder.

Hand-hole :: Hand-hole (n.) A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc..

Swab :: Swab (n.) A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads..

Nailbrush :: Nailbrush (n.) A brush for cleaning the nails.

Swabber :: Swab (n.) A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm..

Police :: Police (n.) The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state / a camp as to cleanliness..

Soap :: Soap (n.) A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths, usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium, potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic, palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf. Saponification. By extension, any compound of similar composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent or not..

Furring :: Furring (v. t.) A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit..

Blow-out :: Blow-out (n.) The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam..

Picker :: Picker (n.) A priming wire for cleaning the vent.

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