washin

American  

[wosh-in, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌɪn, ˈwɔʃ- /

Or wash-in

noun

Aeronautics.

1. a warp in an airfoil that gives an increase in the angle of attack toward the tip.

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washin British  

/ ˈwɒʃɪn /

noun

1. aeronautics an increase in the angle of attack of an aircraft wing towards the wing tip

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Etymology

Origin of washin

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase wash in

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Example Sentences

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washin

We get two dollars a week relief, and I earn one dollar a week takin' in washin'.

From Time Magazine Archive

We'uns have to work in de field every day from daylight till dark and on Sunday we'uns do us washin'.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration

My children can't help me—ain't got nothin' to help with but a little washin'.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

I 'opes yer mistress'll 'scuse me bein' so late with the washin'.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 by Various

"Please," whimpered the child, "she haven't had time to tidy me to-day, father's been so bad, and t'other frock was tored in the washin'."

From Trevlyn Hold by Mrs. Henry Wood

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