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scrub·ber
1
/
ˈskrʌb
ər
/
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[
skruhb
-er
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a person who
scrubs
.
2.
a device or process for removing pollutants from smoke or gas produced by burning high-sulfur fuels.
3.
a machine or appliance used in
scrubbing
:
an automatic floor scrubber.
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Origin:
1830–40;
scrub
1
+
-er
1
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scrub·ber
2
/
ˈskrʌb
ər
/
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[
skruhb
-er
]
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noun
1.
a mongrel, especially a mongrel steer.
2.
a thin or stunted steer.
3.
Australian.
a.
an inhabitant of the bush.
b.
any
domestic
animal that has run off into the bush and become wild, especially a steer.
Origin:
1855–60;
scrub
2
+
-er
1
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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scrub·ber
3
/
ˈskrʌb
ɛr
/
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[
skruhb
-er
]
Show IPA
noun
British Slang.
a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
Origin:
1955–60;
variously explained as sense development of either
scrubber
1
or
scrubber
2
; compare earlier
scrub
in same sense
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World English Dictionary
scrubber
1
(ˈskrʌbə)
—
n
1.
a person or thing that scrubs
2.
an apparatus for purifying a gas
3.
derogatory
,
slang
(
Brit
), (
Austral
) a promiscuous woman
scrubber
2
(ˈskrʌbə)
—
n
(
Austral
) a domestic animal, esp a bullock, that has run wild in the bush
[C19: from
scrub
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Close-up of algae growing on an algal turf
scrubber
.
Especially when they come in with all this junk and have to get the
scrubber
to
work.
The acid-gas
scrubber
removes pollutants from the smoke.
Another couple opts to have a themed wedding that pays tribute to the groom's
profession: portable toilet
scrubber
.
The power plant's sulfur-dioxide
scrubber
produces gypsum as a by-product, which is used by a nearby wallboard manufacturer.
For kitchen cleanup you will need soap, a
scrubber
, a dish drainer and hand towels.
Other cleaning tools include a sponge mop, a push broom and a tub and tile
scrubber
.
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scrubber
for use in the shower.
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