About The Word Strainer
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Strainer
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What's The Definition Of Strainer?
[n] a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
Synonyms | Synonyms for Strainer: Related Terms | Find terms related to Strainer: See Also | colander | cullender | filter | screen | sieve | tea-strainer Strainer In Webster's Dictionary \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
suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from
entering with a liquid.
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