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verb

Rinse v. t. (past & past part. rinsed; pres. part. rinsing)

To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

To cleancse by the introduction of water; applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. "Like a glass did break i' the rinsing."

noun

Rinse n. The act of rinsing.

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Etymology of 'Rinse'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rinse" Quotes from Famous Books

... very easy to can fruit, but it requires care. Select fruit that is not overripe. The work room should be clean and so should the cans and covers. It is not sufficient to rinse the cans in clean water. Both the jars and the covers should be taken from boiling water ...

— Maintaining Health • R. L. Alsaker

... and effectually scoured with the tooth-brush dipped in soft water, with the addition of a little soap, if necessary, every morning. Brush them outside and inside, and in every possible direction. You can not be too careful in this matter. After brushing rinse your mouth with cold water. A slighter brushing should be given them after each meal. Use an ivory tooth-pick or a quill to remove any particles of food that may be ...

— How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits • Samuel R Wells

... I tell you, I'll go myself. You go and take the clothes to the river to rinse. Else you'll not have ...

— Redemption and Two Other Plays • Leo Tolstoy et al

... excessively beyond all other men, and with regard to this they have customs as follows:—they drink from cups of bronze and rinse them out every day, and not some only do this but all: they wear garments of linen always newly washed, and this they make a special point of practice: they circumcise themselves for the sake of cleanliness, preferring to be clean rather than comely. ...

— The History Of Herodotus - Volume 1(of 2) • Herodotus

... the nurse in alarm. "You shouldn't a done that! Ye'll surely kill the bairn. Look at his poor wee shoulder a bleedin', and his little face so white an' still. Have ye no mercy at all, Norah? Rinse off that suds at once, an' dry him softly. What'll the docther be sayin' to ye fer all this I can't think. There, my poor bairnie," she crooned to the child, softly drawing him closer as though ...

— Lo, Michael! • Grace Livingston Hill

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