wringer
(noun) a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wringer (plural wringers)
One who wrings.
A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung); a mangle.
(figurative) Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.
Source: Wiktionary
Wring"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner.
2. A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly from clothes after they have been washed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
