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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Vacuum cleaner

· Vac·u·um clean·er · IPA
01 A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work, etc., by suction; -- sometimes called a vacuum.
  1. 1.
    A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work, etc., by suction; -- sometimes called a vacuum. Also: vacuum