prewash
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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The original fundraising goal was geared toward funding the tractor, a certified wash station to prewash greens for consumption by customers, and a commercial kitchen for school field trips and cooking demonstrations.
From Seattle Times
Choose your piece of cotton fabric, prewash it on the warmest setting and dry it on high heat.
From New York Times
It’s okay to pretreat collars, cuffs and pockets, if needed, with a prewash spray.
From Washington Post
The moment they lingered by a display, a perky saleslady approached, no doubt thinking a young mother with four girls in tow fit the perfect profile for the new refrigerator with automatic defrost or the heavy duty washing machine with the prewash soak cycle.
From Literature
At a baby shower thrown by family and friends, she remembers her mother advising her to use baby detergent to prewash the piles of onesies she’d received as gifts.
From Forbes
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