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STRAINER

\stɹˈe͡ɪnə], \stɹˈe‍ɪnə], \s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_ə]\

Definitions of STRAINER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One who or that which strains: an instrument for filtration: a sieve, colander, etc.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

An instrument for filtering.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. One who strains;-that through which any liquid passes for purification.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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