Associations to the word «Strainer»

Wiktionary

STRAINER, noun. A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid; any device functioning as a sieve or filter - in special, a perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.
STRAINER, noun. One who strains.

Dictionary definition

STRAINER, noun. A filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through.

Wise words

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