wringer
n.
"device for squeezing water from clothes," 1799, agent noun from wring, v.. (Earlier it meant "extortioner," c.1300.) Figurative phrase to put (someone) through the wringer first recorded 1942, American English.
| 词汇 | wringer |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary wringer n. "device for squeezing water from clothes," 1799, agent noun from wring, v.. (Earlier it meant "extortioner," c.1300.) Figurative phrase to put (someone) through the wringer first recorded 1942, American English. |
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