wire brush

English

A rotary wire brush.

Alternative forms

• wirebrush
• wire-brush

Pronunciation

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Noun

wire brush (plural wire brushes)

1. A brush that has bristles made of wire; used as an abrasive and on masonry etc.

Translations

brush with bristles made of wire

• Danish: stålbørste (da) c
• Finnish: teräsharja
• Irish: sreangscuab f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: stålbørste m

  Nynorsk: stålbørste m

Verb

wire brush (third-person singular simple present wire brushes, present participle wire brushing, simple past and past participle wire brushed)

1. To scrub with a wire brush.