"dry pailing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From dry pail + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dry pail|ing}} dry pail + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dry pailing (uncountable)
  1. (uncommon) The method of using a dry pail to store soiled cloth diapers, as opposed to a wet pail. Tags: uncommon, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dry_pailing-en-noun-WN3hX9XK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

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