wet wash

American  

noun

1. laundry that has been washed but not dried or ironed.

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Etymology

Origin of wet wash

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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wet wash

All night long they jammed the stands while the rain made wet wash of the bunting above them, waiting for cold dawn to break and the clatter of horses to come down the street.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leslie Hore-Belisha, freed of the self-abasement expected of an Under-Secretary, has proved to be the sort of politician who could make screaming daily headlines running a wet wash laundry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without telling anyone where they were going, John Thompson and his family took a load of wet wash off the line, packed the rest of their belongings and left New Orleans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only Bette Davis, by sincere overacting, gets this piece going at all; the rest of the cast is about as interesting as wet wash.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the wet wash is clearly proven to be superior, these hens were used the second year to compare meat meal with fresh cut bone.

From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings