hand-wash

Noun

hand wash (countable and uncountable, plural hand washes)

1. (countable) An instance of washing one’s hands.
   • Davis (11) compared hand exposures of apple thinners using gloves and hand washes. He found that hand exposures obtained by rinsing were significantly lower than those obtained by using either cotton or nylon gloves.1985, Claire A. Franklin, “Occupational Exposure to Pesticides and Its Role in Risk Assessment Procedures Used in Canada”, in Richard C. Honeycutt, Gunter Zweig, Nancy N. Ragsdale, editors, Dermal...

   Synonyms:

   handwashing

2. (countable) An instance of washing something by hand.
   • FIG. 2. Results of giving a hand wash to worsted fabric.1961 September, Edwin G. Sutcliffe, “Now a Permanent Flat-Press for Worsted!”, in Textile Industries, Atlanta, Ga.: W. R. C. Smith Publishing Co., page 109, column 3

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Noun

handwash (countable and uncountable, plural handwashes)

1. A liquid soap for washing the hands.
   • Remove everyday germs and neutralise cooking odours with our antibacterial handwash.