dishcloth

dishcloth
/dish"klawth', -kloth'/, n., pl. dishcloths /-klawdhz', -klodhz', -klawths', -kloths'/.
a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
Also, Brit., dishclout /dish"klowt'/.
[1820-30; DISH + CLOTH]

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