bristletool
nounUK /ˈbrɪsəlˌtuːl/
US /ˈbrɪsəlˌtuːl/
A bristletool is a tool with stiff hairs or short stiff wires that you use to clean or brush things.
She used a bristletool to scrub the mud off her boots.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small handheld device with stiff bristles for cleaning tight spaces.
He cleaned the keyboard with a tiny bristletool.
3. A gardening tool with stiff wire bristles for loosening soil.
The gardener raked the seedbed with a bristletool.
4. A painter's tool with stiff bristles for texturing paint.
The decorator used a bristletool to create a rough finish on the wall.