dishrag

[ dish-rag ]

/ ˈdɪʃˌræg /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dishrag ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a dishcloth.

Origin of dishrag

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; dish + rag¹

Words nearby dishrag

dishonour, dishonourable, dish out, dishpan, dishpan hands, dishrag, dish the dirt, dish top, dishtowel, dish up, dishware

Example sentences from the Web for dishrag

Our life will become intolerable…Israeli will become a Middle East dishrag.
Bibi Gun|Bernard Avishai|September 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Limp as a dishrag, the lovely creature hung from Martin's arm and gazed up at her captor with idolatrous admiration.
The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner
We save a piece of bread for the last, with which we wipe up everything, and then eat the dishrag.
Diary of an Enlisted Man|Lawrence Van Alstyne
Wash your dishrag and drying towel every day, and hang them up to dry in the sun.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4)|W. Grant Hague

If we were soaked, the woods were wetter still, and everything normally inflammable seemed as water-logged as a dishrag.
In the Oregon Country|George Palmer Putnam

单词	dishrag
释义	dishrag [ dish-rag ] / ˈdɪʃˌræg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dishrag ON THESAURUS.COM noun a dishcloth. Origin of dishrag An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; dish + rag¹ Words nearby dishrag dishonour, dishonourable, dish out, dishpan, dishpan hands, dishrag, dish the dirt, dish top, dishtowel, dish up, dishware Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dishrag Our life will become intolerable…Israeli will become a Middle East dishrag. Bibi Gun\|Bernard Avishai\|September 14, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Limp as a dishrag, the lovely creature hung from Martin's arm and gazed up at her captor with idolatrous admiration. The Ego Machine\|Henry Kuttner We save a piece of bread for the last, with which we wipe up everything, and then eat the dishrag. Diary of an Enlisted Man\|Lawrence Van Alstyne Wash your dishrag and drying towel every day, and hang them up to dry in the sun. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4)\|W. Grant Hague If we were soaked, the woods were wetter still, and everything normally inflammable seemed as water-logged as a dishrag. In the Oregon Country\|George Palmer Putnam Words related to dishrag scrap, remnant, shred, tatter, dustcloth, wiper
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dishrag

noun

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