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

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

Cose I sets here en does a washin now en den whe' de people gets push up, but don' get no regular work.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

You won't go to chapel, an' you won't 'ave a bath, and——" "I don't 'old with all this talk o' washin'.

From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Herbert George Jenkins

"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

While we wus dar one day, an' while Mr. Jim Moore, de Jedge's daddy am in town de missus axes my cousin Jane ter do de washin'.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration