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/wˈɑʃɪŋ-əp/ Listen

Washing-up

noun

The washing of dishes etc after a meal.

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"Washing-up" Quotes from Famous Books

... quite time that he studied the A B C of engineering and began where James Watt began, instead of merely profiting by the efforts of all the investigators since then. I mean, it's quite time he watched a kettle boil; and Hester would get no harm by mixing a little washing-up with ...

— The Slowcoach • E. V. Lucas

... one and all: but in a furred cloak and skull-cap he would have made a brave picture. The dirt of his person, however, was a scandal. I told him that Mr. Trapp had walked over and taken the ferry to Cremyll, where his boat was fitting out for the summer. "But Mrs. Trapp is washing-up at the back. ...

— The Adventures of Harry Revel • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

... right now, and Godfrey really is a help, instead of a hindrance. He actually suggested that he should do the washing-up ...

— What Timmy Did • Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes