Maytag
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See also: maytag
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- (surname): Americanized form of German Maitag.
- (washing machine): The Maytag Washing Machine Company was founded in 1893 by businessman Frederick Maytag.
Proper noun[edit]
Maytag (plural Maytags)
- A surname from German.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Maytag is the 302882nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 57 individuals.
Noun[edit]
Maytag (plural Maytags)
- A washing machine made by the Maytag company.
- 1983, Monterey Life, volume 4, numbers 7-12, page 45:
- The last thing I want to have to do on a good sunny day is sit in a laundromat and listen to automatic Maytags fill and drain themselves of gallons of water.
- 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
- Enid’s alchemical lab beneath the kitchen contained a Maytag with a wringer that swung over it, twinned rubber rollers like enormous black lips.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maytag”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 541.
- Forebears