with objectTo wash (clothes, linen, etc.) in a washing machine using very hot or near-boiling water. Also occasionally without object with passive meaning.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Bridgeport Telegram. From boil + wash.
Definition of boil-wash in US English:
boil-wash
verbˈbɔɪlˌwɒʃ
British
with objectTo wash (clothes, linen, etc.) in a washing machine using very hot or near-boiling water. Also occasionally without object with passive meaning.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Bridgeport Telegram. From boil + wash.