firsting
/ˈfəːstɪŋ/Now historical and rare
noun
A preliminary process in laundering, in which clothes and linen are soaked, rubbed to remove dirt, and then washed in boiling water before further cleansing treatments; an instance of this.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in World. From first + -ing.
- leaf peeper
- leaf peeping
- leaf roll
- leaf roller
- leaf shutter
- leaf spot
- leaf spring
- leafstalk
- leaf-tailed gecko
- leaf trace
- leaf vegetable
- leaf warbler
- leafy
- leafy spurge
- league
- league football
- League of Arab States
- League of Nations
- League of Nations mandate
- League of Nations Society
- League of Nations Union
- leaguer
- league table
- leak
- leakage