Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which sweeps the streets; specifically, a machine provided with brushes and scrapers for removing dust, mud, etc., from the streets.
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Examples
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No one, not even a street-sweeper, much less a wealthy merchant, should ever look upon the works of a Mage with anything other than the deepest and most profound gratitude, a gratitude all-important and all-encompassing.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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Mark had a pretty tough life, lost his job as a skilled engineer because of his union activity, ended up as a street-sweeper, but never lost his sense of humour, his ability to see the best in people.
Sara is dead. Facing death: I look, instead of passing by. Elizabeth McClung 2009
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Among his disguises were a cart-pusher, a Gestapo SS officer, a nun (top row), a street-sweeper, a one-eyed peddler, and a mailman (bottom row).
Archive 2009-03-22 Toby O'B 2009
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Note that the goon with the Chicago street-sweeper is left-handed.
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Danny had learned to unlock this kind of lock long before the kid taught him about the nail and the street-sweeper bristle.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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The easiest way was to push on the street-sweeper bristle, then pull it out, then put it in the keyhole again, and out.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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The easiest way was to push on the street-sweeper bristle, then pull it out, then put it in the keyhole again, and out.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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Danny had learned to unlock this kind of lock long before the kid taught him about the nail and the street-sweeper bristle.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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Danny had learned to unlock this kind of lock long before the kid taught him about the nail and the street-sweeper bristle.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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The easiest way was to push on the street-sweeper bristle, then pull it out, then put it in the keyhole again, and out.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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