washup
Americannoun
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an act of washing.
Allow five minutes for washup.
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a place, as a bathroom, for washing.
Etymology
Origin of washup
First recorded in 1865–70; noun use of verb phrase wash up
Example Sentences
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After a quick washup at the hotel, we pulled on our boots and headed into the historic district of Gruene for a strut about town.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022
The Detroit publishers also declared their intention "to tighten controls in contracts"�in short, to eliminate union work practices, such as the paid 15-minute washup, that management considered extravagant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Still unwilling to settle such noneconomic matters as longer washup periods and the allocation of overtime, members of Ford local unions continued to walk out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many of them threatened to stay out until they settled such local issues as washup time, shift-preference procedure.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I think”—began Tom, when they were down in their staterooms taking a washup before the noon meal.
From Frontier Boys in the South Seas by Roosevelt, Wyn
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