pipe cleaner
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pipe cleaner
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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About two years after arriving in the park, P-22 appeared on trail-camera footage looking gaunt, his tail as thin as a pipe cleaner.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022
A pipe cleaner can be very helpful for these soft rubber bits as well, but due to its metal rod core, it should not be used on much else.
From The Verge • Nov. 9, 2021
Ms Keith's fidgeting tool of choice is a pipe cleaner - simple, and quiet, if a little odd.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2019
In his early scenes, Forky’s alarming new organs and appendages seem temporary at best: his pipe cleaner isn’t securely tied and he’s got a loose googly eye.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2019
“Because, you see,” continued the little man, “the pipe cleaner, it is of no importance. I can myself think of eleven other excellent explanations of its presence.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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