Category:Wiper

Wip"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, wipes.

2. Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.

3. (mach.)

Defn: a piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, As an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, Lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own Weight; a kind of cam.

4. (firearms)

Defn: a rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which To wipe out the bore of the barrel.