Wiper

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun One who, or that which, wipes.

II. Wiper ·noun Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.

III. Wiper ·noun A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.

IV. Wiper ·noun A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam.