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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

... it suits you. Rub some into your hands while they are wet, and then rinse it off again. When I have my own little house I shall have a shelf put up close to where I wash my dishes, ...

— Anxious Audrey • Mabel Quiller-Couch

... poison may rinse their eggs out with water to which has been added a few drops of strong essence of cloves. This is agreeable to use, and appears to cleanse away ...

— Practical Taxidermy • Montagu Browne

... or nothing left, and many of the inflated and distended old farmers could begin again and repeat 'another of the same' with ease. Each person has his own lotah, a brass drinking vessel, and when all have eaten they again wash their hands, rinse out their mouths, and ...

— Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier - Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter • James Inglis

... of any air bubbles, and clean the surface of the mercury and the inside of the cup with a small piece of filter paper. Now close the tap, and pour the solution of the nitro-cotton into the cup. Rinse out the bottle with 15 c.c. of sulphuric acid, contained in a pipette, pouring a little of the acid over the stopper of the weighing bottle in case some of the solution may be on it. Now lower the pressure tube a little, just enough to cause the solution to flow into the bulb of the measuring tube, ...

— Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise • P. Gerald Sanford

... flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and paprika; add liquid, well-beaten eggs, onion, and melted shortening; rinse clams, put through meat chopper and add to batter. Fry on hot greased griddle, taking one spoonful batter for each fritter, or fry in deep ...

— The New Dr. Price Cookbook • Anonymous

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