wash-ball

See also: washball and wash ball

English

WOTD – 30 January 2016

Alternative forms

Etymology

wash + ball.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɒʃˌbɔːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɔʃˌbɔl/, /ˈwɑʃˌbɔl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wash‧ball

Noun

wash-ball (plural wash-balls)

  1. (archaic) A ball or cake of substance used for bathing or personal cleansing, or to produce a lather for shaving; a ball of soap.

Quotations

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