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wringer noun

  /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/
  • A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung).
  • (figurative) Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.
 mankeli
  • One who wrings.
 vääntelijä, vääntäjä
put through the wringer
vetää mankelin läpi
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