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To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's accouterments.

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  1. v. t. To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's accouterments.
  2. v. t. To clear off; as, to pipeclay accounts.
  3. n. fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
  4. 1. To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's accouterments. 2. To clear off; as, to pipeclay accounts. [Slang, Eng.]
  5. v. t. To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's accouterments. v. t. To clear off; as, to pipeclay accounts.