wash-watern.
/ˈwɒʃˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈwɔʃˌwɔdər/, /ˈwɔʃˌwɑdər/, /ˈwɑʃˌwɑdər/, /ˈwɑʃˌwɔdər/ Water that has been used for washing.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > waste water > that has been used for washing
washingsc1330
washc1440
dishwater1484
dish-wash1592
rinsing1703
dish-washings1771
sindings1823
wash-water1853
bath-waste1936
1853 W. J. Hickie tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 25 Those who pour out their dirty wash-water of an evening.
1856 G. Gore in Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 73 The wash-waters should not be thrown away without first being tested for gold.
1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 401 The evaporation of the excess of liquid derived from the wash-waters.
1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 69 No trace of bromide could be found in the wash water.
1900 Jrnl. Soc. Dyers & Colourists 16 12 When, however, wash waters accumulate.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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