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- noun UK, naval The
washing ofclothes ;laundry
Etymologies
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Hindi dhobi ("washerman")
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Examples
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Closer at hand two girls were busy dhobying clothing and hanging it to dry on a line by the water’s edge, their little coracle drawn up on the bank.
Flashman on the March Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 2005
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