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washing ball

noun

Etymology

Equivalent to washing + ball.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as washing ball — “washing + ball”

Definitions

  1. a ball-shaped object used to clean clothes by mechanical action when used in a washing…

    a ball-shaped object used to clean clothes by mechanical action when used in a washing machine, used as a substitute for laundry detergent

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