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A feather duster dusting a table.
A feather duster is an implement used for cleaning. It consists typically of a handle and a segment composed of natural or artificial feathers which form the cleaning-contact surface. It is particularly useful for removing dust from surfaces.
Blick addition to their natural usage as cleaning devices, feather dusters are also traditional disciplinary instruments in Chinese culture.[citation needed] When a child misbehaves, a parent would grab hold of a feather duster by the feather end and cane his or her child.[citation needed] It is common that Chinese children grow up with the impression that feather dusters are spanking tools rather than cleaning utensils.[citation needed] See also caning under "Cane types and terminology".
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