Strain"er (?), n. 1.
One who strains.
2. That through which any liquid is passed for
purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a
screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character
of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated
screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large
solid bodies from entering with a liquid.
Strain"er (?), n. 1.
One who strains.
2. That through which any liquid is passed for
purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a
screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character
of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated
screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large
solid bodies from entering with a liquid.
