rough-towelv.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfˌtaʊ(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈrəfˌtaʊ(ə)l/

Inflections: Present participle rough-towelling, (chiefly U.S.) rough-toweling; past tense and past participle rough-towelled, (chiefly U.S.) rough-toweled;

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adj., towel v.

Etymology: < rough adj. + towel v.

transitive. To dry or rub with a long-napped towel.In quot. 1916 with reflexive object understood.

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1877 H. Frith tr. M. A. J. Girardin Doctor's Family xxxiv. 99 He called Fleury over and gave him a soaping—I mean a rough-towelling.]

1889 E. Sampson Tales of Fancy 23 He sponged his men..and rough-towelled them.

1906 D. Bacon Crumbs & his Times iv. 66 ‘How did you get into the water?’ I rough-towelled him. ‘Billy chucked me!’

1916 E. E. Hunt War Bread iii. 96 I sputtered and lathered and scrubbed and rough-toweled to my heart's content.

1996 J. Mellor Handling Troubles Afloat xii. 174 Strip off the casualty's wet clothes, rough towel him dry, then put him in a sleeping bag with a hot water bottle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rough-towel
释义	rough-towelv. Brit. /ˈrʌfˌtaʊ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌtaʊ(ə)l/ Inflections: Present participle rough-towelling, (chiefly U.S.) rough-toweling; past tense and past participle rough-towelled, (chiefly U.S.) rough-toweled; Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adj., towel v. Etymology: < rough adj. + towel v. transitive. To dry or rub with a long-napped towel.In quot. 1916 with reflexive object understood. ΚΠ 1877 H. Frith tr. M. A. J. Girardin Doctor's Family xxxiv. 99 He called Fleury over and gave him a soaping—I mean a rough-towelling.] 1889 E. Sampson Tales of Fancy 23 He sponged his men..and rough-towelled them. 1906 D. Bacon Crumbs & his Times iv. 66 ‘How did you get into the water?’ I rough-towelled him. ‘Billy chucked me!’ 1916 E. E. Hunt War Bread iii. 96 I sputtered and lathered and scrubbed and rough-toweled to my heart's content. 1996 J. Mellor Handling Troubles Afloat xii. 174 Strip off the casualty's wet clothes, rough towel him dry, then put him in a sleeping bag with a hot water bottle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1889
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