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   mangle

   /ˈmaŋɡl/

   noun

   • 1. a machine having two or more rollers turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed to remove excess moisture.
   • ▪ a large machine for ironing sheets or other fabrics, usually when they are damp, using heated rollers.

   verb

   • 1. press or squeeze with a mangle: "the hard household labour often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a hand wringer"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from Dutch mangel, from mangelen ‘to mangle’, from medieval Latin mango, manga, from Greek manganon ‘axis, engine of war’.

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