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/rˈɪnsɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Rinse v. t. (past & past part. rinsed; pres. part. rinsing)

To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

To cleancse by the introduction of water; applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. "Like a glass did break i' the rinsing."

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Etymology of 'Rinsing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rinsing" Quotes from Famous Books

... in the shape of the breast. Care should be taken that the hole in the nipple is not too large, supplying more milk than the stomach can take care of as it comes, and so causing stomachic disorder. The nursing bottle should at all times be kept thoroughly clean by rinsing in hot water and washing in hot soapsuds. The milk for the child's bottle should, wherever possible, be what is called "certified," that is, the milk from a herd of cows which have been declared by the proper authorities to be all in good health, and which have been ...

— Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife • Marion Mills Miller

... rice. Throw it into plenty of quickly-boiling water with salt in it, and boil until the rice is nearly cooked, but not quite. This will take from eight to ten minutes. Strain the rice on a sieve and pour hot water over it, rinsing it well. Then put it in the saucepan again, cover it and let it stand in a hot place to finish ...

— The Skilful Cook - A Practical Manual of Modern Experience • Mary Harrison

... experiments we have exclusively used a syringe decided upon by myself for bacteriological purposes, which is supplied with a small india-rubber ball and which has no stamp. Such a syringe can be easily kept positively aseptic by rinsing with absolutely pure alcohol and on this we base the fact that not a single abscess has sprung ...

— Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated • Max Birnbaum

... lazy hussy," was the opinion expressed of her one morning by my aunt, who was rinsing; "a gulping, snorting, lazy hussy, that's what she is." There was some excuse for my aunt's indignation. It was then eleven o'clock and Susan was still sleeping off an attack of ...

— Paul Kelver • Jerome Klapka, AKA Jerome K. Jerome

... say I don't never give my dogs a bath," Davis remarked from the sink, where he was rinsing his arms. "What d'ye say we call it a day's work, my dear?" Mrs. Davis nodded agreement. "We can rehearse them to-morrow and next day. That will be plenty of time. I'll run in to-night and boil them some bran. They'll need an extra ...

— Michael, Brother of Jerry • Jack London