washrag
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of washrag
Example Sentences
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“Ask him about Vietnam and he’ll tell you about the time he stole a washrag from the guy in the adjoining cell,” Michael Lewis wrote, in 1997.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 26, 2018
“Ask him about Vietnam and he’ll tell you about the time he stole a washrag from the guy in the adjoining cell. Ask him about his first marriage and he’ll leap right to his adultery.”
From The New Yorker • Aug. 18, 2018
A second, like an old washrag, hung over a dead branch.
From Time Magazine Archive
A sly look came over Penelope’s face, and she dropped her washrag in the bucket at their feet.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
“I’m holding a clean washrag in my hand. Do you or don’t you want it? Just yes or no, please.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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