pipe-clay

2 definitions found

pipe-clay - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pipeclay \Pipe"clay`\, v. t.
     1. To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's
        accouterments.
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     2. To clear off; as, to pipeclay accounts. [Slang, Eng.]
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pipe-clay - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pipe-clay
      v 1: whiten or clean with pipe-clay; "pipe-clay leather"