See backwash on Wiktionary
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"To clean the oil from wool after combing."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæk.wɒʃ/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæk.wɑʃ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backwash.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-backwash.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-backwash.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-backwash.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-backwash.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ækwɒʃ"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"backwash"
],
"word": "backwash"
}
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