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wringer

/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who wrings.
  2. A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung); a mangle.
  3. Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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