mangle1
n.
Brit. a machine having two or more cylinders turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed (to remove excess moisture) and pressed.
v.
press with a mangle.
Etymology
C17: from Du. mangel, from mangelen ‘to mangle’, from med. L. mango, manga, from Gk manganon ‘axis, engine’.
mangle2
v.
severely mutilate or damage by tearing or crushing.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. mahangler, appar. a frequentative of mahaignier ‘maim’.
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