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dishwashing
[ dish-wosh-ing, -waw-shing ]
noun
- the act of washing dishes.
adjective
- of, relating to, or intended for washing dishes:
different brands of dishwashing liquid.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dishwashing1
First recorded in 1850–55; dish ( def ) + washing ( def )
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Example Sentences
So the dishwashing was a singularly pleasant little ceremony, only too short, Pippin thought.
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Thus there were two winners—two who escaped dishwashing; and Hawkeye's bragging became insufferable.
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Of course we like to have you girls go along; but usually girls do the grub-getting and dishwashing on a picnic.
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Boraxated soap chips will benefit your tableware and your hands making dishwashing a pleasure instead of a task.
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He waved his hand at a circle of white spots that lay just outside the firelight, and turned to begin his dishwashing.
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