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DUSTER

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dust⋅er

[duhs-ter]
–noun
1. a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
2. a cloth, brush, etc., for removing dust.
3. a lightweight housecoat.
4. an apparatus or device for sprinkling dust, powder, insecticide, or the like, esp. on plants.
5. a person employed in spreading insecticidal dusts or the like on crops from a low-flying plane.
6. a long, light overgarment, worn esp. in the early days of open automobiles to protect the clothing from dust.
7. a summer-weight coat for women that is loose-fitting and often unlined.
8. dust storm.
9. Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher at or dangerously close to a batter.
10. dry hole.
11. (initial capital letter) Military. a self-propelled U.S. antiaircraft gun of the 1950s, armed with twin 40mm cannon.

Origin:
1570–80; dust + -er 1

dry hole

–noun
any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
Also called duster.


Origin:
1880–85, Americanism

dust storm

–noun
a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land (distinguished from sandstorm ).
Also, duststorm.
Also called duster.


Origin:
1875–80
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dust·er   (dŭs'tər)   
n.  
  1. One that dusts, especially:

    1. A cloth or brush used to remove dust.

    2. A device for sifting or scattering a powdered substance.

  2. A smock worn to protect one's clothing from dust.

  3. A woman's loose dress-length housecoat.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
duster

  1. n.
    the buttocks. (See also rusty-dusty.) : She fell down right on her duster.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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