scrubdown

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from scrub down.

Noun[edit]

scrubdown (plural scrubdowns)

  1. A thorough scrubbing to clean something from top to bottom.
    Hypernym: washdown
    • 2011, Gordon W. Stead, A Leaf upon the Sea: A Small Ship in the Mediterranean, 1941-1943:
      Within a week or so a strict regimen of cleanliness wherever there was food or crumbs or spills, coupled with repeated thorough scrubdowns with vinegar and water, rid us of the pests and set a higher standard so that it did not occur again.
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