WIPE, WIPING
NOUNS
► ABSTERSION the act or process of wiping clean; cleansing, scouring → 1543
► DIGHT a wipe, a clean → 1826 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FASH-RAG a pocket-handkerchief; a cloth used for wiping → Bk1900 Eng. dial.
VERBS
► ABSTERGE to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse → 1541
► ABSTERSE to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse → 1646 obs. rare
► DIGHT to wipe, to cleanse by wiping → 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► EXTERSE to wipe off or out → 1727 obs.
► FILE to wipe or mop floors or tables → 1850 Amer. dial.
► PASS to wipe, to rub → 1968 Amer. dial.
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