washin

or wash-in

[ wosh-in, wawsh- ]

/ ˈwɒʃˌɪn, ˈwɔʃ- /

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noun Aeronautics.

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

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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Origin of washin

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

Words nearby washin

washeteria, washfountain, wash goods, wash-hand basin, wash house, washin, washiness, washing, washing machine, washing powder, washing soda

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How to use washin in a sentence

I did two washin's to-day—went out and did one this mornin' and then my own after I come home this afternoon.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
Before the house was a little garden, where the washin of the famly was all ways hanging.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray
But Tammy's hauded 'im for Maister Brown, an' he says it's sonsie to gie the bonny wee a washin'.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
When'd mas'r ever get his dinner, if I was to spend all my time a-washin' and a-puttin' up dishes?
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)|Various

I've been washin' carriages and cleanin' up the barn all day and I cal'late I've overdone.
Cy Whittaker's Place|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for washin

washin

/ (ˈwɒʃɪn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for washin

C20: from wash (flow) + in

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