dishpan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dishpan
Example Sentences
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Eliza Tibbets tended them with care, or no, she just nonchalantly watered them with whatever was left sloshing around in her dishpan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
Elizabeth winds up with the philosophical and moral equivalent of dishpan hands.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sketches themselves at times are rather forced to beat a dishpan to excite humor.
From Time Magazine Archive
An electric coffee pot that can be submerged in a dishpan or washed in an automatic dishwasher was introduced at the National Housewares Show at Atlantic City this week.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the depression was the size of a small dishpan, Nel’s twig broke.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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