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Meaning
Noun
●
One who wrings.
●
In Laundry:
A
device
for
drying
laundry
consisting of
two
rollers
between which the
wet
laundry
is
squeezed
(or
wrung
); a mangle.
●
Something that
causes
pain
,
hardship
, or
exertion
; an ordeal.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
wringer
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wring
English
wringan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Washer
Dryer
Shredder
Mincer
Blender
Nuthouse
Straightjacket
Washing Machine
Tumble Dryer
Looney Bin
Straight Jacket
Loony Bin
Rhymes
Dinger
Singer
Singer
Zinger
Ringer
Flinger
Bringer
Wringer
Swinger
Stringer
Springer
Beijinger
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