carpetbeater

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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.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nouncarpetbeater (plural carpetbeaters)

plural carpetbeaters

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of carpet beater.
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carpetbeater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpetbeater

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

Chicago

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

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