[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

washing \wash"ing\, n.
   1. the act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with
      water; ablution.
      1913 webster

   2. the clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.
      1913 webster

   3. mining gold dust procured by washing; also, a place
      where this is done; a washery.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   4. a thin covering or coat; as, a washing of silver.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   5. stock exchanges the operation of simultaneously buying
      and selling the same stock for the purpose of manipulating
      the market. the transaction is fictitious, and is
      prohibited by stock-exchange rules.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   6. pottery the covering of a piece with an infusible
      powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports,
      while receiving the glaze.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   washing bear zool., the raccoon.

   washing bottle chem., a bottle fitted with glass tubes
      passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of
      the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be
      directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a
      precipitate upon a filter, etc.

   washing fluid, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting
      usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their
      action.

   washing machine, a machine for washing; specifically, a
      machine for washing clothes.

   washing soda. chem. see sodium carbonate, under
      sodium.

   washing stuff, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to
      pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners.
      1913 webster
see also:
washing bear washing bottle washing fluid washing machine washing soda sodium carbonate 
sodium washing stuff 

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