"scrubdown" meaning in English

See scrubdown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: scrubdowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from scrub down. Head templates: {{en-noun}} scrubdown (plural scrubdowns)
  1. A thorough scrubbing to clean something from top to bottom.

Inflected forms

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