Meaning & use
Wringer
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A device with rollers used to squeeze water out of wet laundry, or, figuratively, an ordeal that severely tests someone.
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Grandma's old wringer washer required two hands to feed the sheets through.
The negotiations put both sides through the wringer before a deal was reached.
A note on using this word
The figurative phrase 'put through the wringer' comes directly from the physical laundry device, evoking the sensation of being squeezed and stressed.
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