释义 |
ˈdish-washings, n. pl. [see washing vbl. n.] a. = dish-wash. b. Turner's name for a species of the plant horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), also called polishing rushes.
1538Turner Libellus, Dysshwasshynges; fortassis hujus herbæ ad fricandos discos et patinas aliquis fit usus. 1771Smollett Humph. Cl. III. 30 Sept., Bread soaked in dish⁓washings. |