dishclout
- a variation of dishcloth.
Example Sentences
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Mrs. Morran, brandishing a dishclout dramatically, flung open the door, and with a vigorous push propelled into the kitchen a singular figure.
From Huntingtower by Buchan, John
Oh, I threatened to pin a dishclout to his coattail.
From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard
And that is soon effected by the looseness and spunginess of the plaiding; but the bonnet is frequently taken off, and wrung like a dishclout, and then put on again.
From The Lady of the Lake by Scott, Walter, Sir
Skinner took no part in it, till one minister remarked to him, "The great faut I hae to your prayer-book is that ye use the Lord's Prayer sae aften,--ye juist mak a dishclout o't."
From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman
Mony time I hae got a wipe wi' a towel, but ne'er a daub wi' a dishclout before.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
