dishrag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym).
  2. An unclean person; used in similes.

Pronunciation

En-au-dishrag.ogg

Word forms

dishrag dishrags

Etymology

From dish + rag.

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