carpetbeater

See also: carpet-beater and carpet beater

English

Alternative forms

carpet-beater, carpet beater

Etymology

carpet +‎ beater

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːpɪtˈbiːtə/

Noun

carpetbeater (plural carpetbeaters)

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

Translations

a tool used in housecleaning

Chinese:
Mandarin: 除尘拍 (chúchénpāi (除塵拍))
Finnish: mattopiiska (fi)
French: battoir (fr) m
German: Teppichklopfer (de) m
Hungarian: szőnyegporoló (hu)

Italian: battipanni (it) m
Japanese: 布団叩き (futon hataki)
Polish: trzepaczka (pl) f, trzepaczka do dywanów (pl) f
Portuguese: batedor de tapete m
Romanian: bătător (ro) n
Russian: выбива́лка для ковро́в f (vybiválka dlja kovróv)
Serbo-Croatian: klofer (sh) m

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