| 单词 | scrubber |
| 释义 | scrubber scrubber1 /skrub"euhr/, n. 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. [1830-40; SCRUB1 + -ER1] scrubber2 /skrub"euhr/, n. 1. a mongrel, esp. 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, esp. a steer. [1855-60; SCRUB2 + -ER1] scrubber3 /skrub"er/, n. Brit. Slang. a prostitute or promiscuous woman. [1955-60; variously explained as sense development of either SCRUBBER1 or SCRUBBER2; cf. earlier scrub in same sense] |
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