Category:Strainer

Strain"er, n.

1. One who strains.

2. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to Separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used To strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a Filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the End of the suctionpipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from Entering with a liquid.