scrubdown
English
Etymology
scrub + down, from the verb phrase.
Noun
scrubdown (plural scrubdowns)
- A thorough scrubbing in order to clean something.
- 2011, Gordon W. Stead, A Leaf upon the Sea: A Small Ship in the Mediterranean, 1941-1943
- Within a week or so a strict regimen of cleanliness wherever there was food or crumbs or spills, coupled with repeated thorough scrubdowns with vinegar and water, rid us of the pests and set a higher standard so that it did not occur again.
- 2011, Gordon W. Stead, A Leaf upon the Sea: A Small Ship in the Mediterranean, 1941-1943