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[ noun ] the act of making something clean
Examples "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" Used in print (Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)Early in the war it was not uncommon for planters ' sons to retain in camp Negro `` body_servants '' to perform the menial chores such_as cooking , foraging , cleaning the quarters , shining shoes , and laundering clothes . |
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