carpet-beater

A form of carpet beater — A tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.

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Meanings

nouncarpet-beater (plural carpet-beaters)

plural carpet-beaters

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of carpet beater.
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APA

carpet-beater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet-beater

MLA

“carpet-beater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet-beater. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpet-beater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet-beater.

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