cleaning

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of clean

noun

  1. (gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
    So good dental hygiene, with regular periodontal cleanings, can help protect your heart as well as your teeth. January 13 2009, Jane E. Brody, “New Thinking on How to Protect the Heart”, in New York Times
  2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
    The risk which the cow runs, after slinking, is in not getting quit of the cleaning, or afterbirth, or placenta[…] 1844, Henry Stephens, The Book of Farm

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