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pipe cleaner

–noun
a short length of twisted flexible wires covered with tufted fabric, used to clean the stem of a smoker's pipe and for various handicrafts.

Origin:
1865–70
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pipe cleaner  
n.  A pliant, tufted, narrow rod used for cleaning the stem of a tobacco pipe.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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