scouring
scouring · scourings
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and waterThe act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.
UK/ˈskaʊə.ɹɪŋ/US/ˈskaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Diarrhea. (Now used only of livestock, though also sometimes used of humans into the 1600s.)
Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.