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wash-up (iou)



wash-up noun. M19.
[from wash up s.v. WASH verb.]
An act of washing crockery etc. after use; rare a place where this is done, a scullery. M19.
b. A person employed to wash dishes in a restaurant, hotel, etc. colloq. L20.
An act of washing oneself, a wash. N. Amer. L19.
Mining. The washing of a collected quantity of ore; the quantity of gold obtained by washing. L19.
A dead body washed up by the sea. rare. E20.
A follow-up discussion or debriefing. Also, an outcome. colloq. (orig. Nautical). M20.