Definitions

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a piece of cloth used for dusting

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Examples

  • She walks around with a dustrag and “dusts” things.

    The Dust Bunnies Are Rallying For War @ Attack of the Redneck Mommy 2007

  • My mom used to pretend she was Anna and sang that song while waltzing around the house with a dustrag…but my dad refused to be the King.

    tell me more, tell me more | smitten kitchen 2008

  • He walked to one of the cartons, pulled out a dustrag, shook it clean over the box, and handed it to her.

    Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1991

  • Connie screamed-though it could not be heard over the foghorn thunder of the voice-and was knocked head over ankles into a comer, still clutching the dustrag.

    Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1991

  • Connie screamed-though it could not be heard over the foghorn thunder of the voice-and was knocked head over ankles into a comer, still clutching the dustrag.

    Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1991

  • He walked to one of the cartons, pulled out a dustrag, shook it clean over the box, and handed it to her.

    Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1991

  • The very next day after that gracious experience, while her change of style was fresh upon her and she was vain of her purified condition, her master left a couple dollars unprotected on his desk, and she happened upon that temptation when she was polishing around with a dustrag.

    Pudd'nhead Wilson 1955

  • He carried a dustrag in one hand, and an expression of extreme discontent was on his freckled face.

    A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Herman Gastrell Seely

  • Image available condition, her master left a couple dollars unprotected on his desk, and she happened upon that temptation when she was polishing around with a dustrag.

    The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson 1893

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