Maytag

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A washing machine made by the Maytag company.

    "The last thing I want to have to do on a good sunny day is sit in a laundromat and listen to automatic Maytags fill and drain themselves of gallons of water."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Synonyms

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dushanzi

Example

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"The last thing I want to have to do on a good sunny day is sit in a laundromat and listen to automatic Maytags fill and drain themselves of gallons of water."

Etymology

* (surname): Americanized form of German Maitag. * (washing machine): The Maytag Washing Machine Company was founded in 1893 by businessman Frederick Maytag.

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