"Word Birthday: Laundry Edition"
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- Laundromat1946
- Clothesline (for hanging clothes to dry)1830
- Chore (as in a routine task)1746
- Detergent (as a cleansing agent)1676
- Scrub (as a verb, e.g. to scrub)1595
- Suds (as in frothed water)1581
- Laundry1533
Online Etymology Dictionary
laundromatâŦ
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Merriam Webster
clotheslineâŦ
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Merriam Webster
choreâŦ
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Merriam Webster
detergentâŦ
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Merriam Webster
scrubâŦ
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Merriam Webster
sudsâŦ
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Oxford English Dictionary
laundryâŦ
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