wire brush

¹ American  

noun

1. a brush with steel bristles for removing rust, flaking paint, etc.

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wire-brush ² American  

[wahyuhr-bruhsh] / ˈwaɪərˈbrʌʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to clean or remove with a wire brush.

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wire brush British  

noun

1. a brush having wire bristles, used for cleaning metal, esp for removing rust, or for brushing against a cymbal

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Example Sentences

Mr. Carluccio held court with passers-by, as he squirted the paint onto the bumpy canvas, and then used a coarse wire brush to work it into the rough contours of the cover’s crevices and ridges.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2018

“The sheet metal gets sandblasted and any moving parts are taken down to the metal with a wire brush, and then, we just start putting them back.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2017

Martin Weisberg, Ethicon’s medical director, replied: “I’ve never tried the wire brush thing so I won’t comment.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2017

At the Spring Avenue house, he took out all the original door knobs, soaked them and cleaned them with a wire brush.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2017

The brutal afternoon workouts left him exhausted and sore but feeling cleansed, as if someone had scrubbed out his soul with a stiff wire brush.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown