carpet beater (noun)

1. The character used a carpet beater to kill the villain in the suspenseful movie scene.

2. The haunted house had an eerie atmosphere with an old carpet beater hanging on the wall.

3. In the novel, the main character found an antique carpet beater in the attic, which held a dark secret.

4. During the Victorian era, carpet beaters were commonly used to remove dust from carpets before vacuum cleaners were invented.