"carpet beater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɑːpɪtˈbiːtə/ [UK] Forms: carpet beaters [plural]
Etymology: From carpet + beater. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|carpet|beater}} carpet + beater Head templates: {{en-noun}} carpet beater (plural carpet beaters)
  1. A tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner. Wikipedia link: carpet beater Synonyms: carpet-beater, carpetbeater Translations (tool used in housecleaning): 除塵拍 (Chinese Mandarin), 除尘拍 (chúchénpāi) (Chinese Mandarin), mattenklopper [masculine] (Dutch), tapiŝobatilo (Esperanto), mattopiiska (Finnish), battoir à tapis [masculine] (French), Teppichklopfer [masculine] (German), szőnyegporoló (Hungarian), battipanni [masculine] (Italian), 布団叩き (futon hataki) (Japanese), trzepaczka [feminine] (Polish), trzepaczka do dywanów [feminine] (Polish), batedor de tapete [masculine] (Portuguese), bătător [neuter] (Romanian), выбива́лка для ковро́в (vybiválka dlja kovróv) [feminine] (Russian), klofer [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mattpiska [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-carpet_beater-en-noun-UOAw~Jre Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Russian terms with redundant script codes

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