Definition of washing

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Washing (n.) The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.

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Causally :: Causally (n.) The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing..
Batlet :: Batlet (n.) A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also batler, batling staff, batting staff..
Federalist :: Federalist (n.) An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington..
Washbowl :: Washbowl (n.) A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc..
Dilluing :: Dilluing (n.) A process of sorting ore by washing in a hand sieve.
Accretion :: Accretion (n.) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark..
Lotion :: Lotion (n.) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair..
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing..
Whiting :: Whiting (n.) Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc..
Strip :: Strip (n.) A trough for washing ore.
Tye :: Tye (n.) A trough for washing ores.
Tailing :: Tailing (n.) The refuse part of stamped ore, thrown behind the tail of the buddle or washing apparatus. It is dressed over again to secure whatever metal may exist in it. Called also tails..
Washboard :: Washboard (n.) A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them..
Washing :: Washing (n.) The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
Lavatory :: Lavatory (n.) A place where gold is obtained by washing.
Pan :: Pan (v. t.) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan..
Rinse :: Rinse (v. t.) To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.
Swashway :: Swashing (a.) Resounding; crushing.
Monument :: Monument (n.) A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions..
Dirt :: Dirt (n.) In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing..
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