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  • noun UK, naval The washing of clothes; laundry

Etymologies

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Hindi dhobi ("washerman")

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Examples

  • 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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