dishpan hands

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف dishpan hands في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.

Hands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent

Avoid dishpan hands. Those 1950s sitcom moms had it right (and probably had lovely hands): Wear rubber gloves while cleaning and doing dishes.

hands that have become chapped through frequent immersion in soapy water

A rough, dry, scaly condition of the hands typically caused by sensitivity to or excessive use of household detergents or cleaning agents

الواصلة

dish·pan hands

علم أصول الكلمات

() Possibly coined circa mid-1920s for the advertising of Lever Brothers "Lux" brand dishwashing soap.See, for example, "" (advertisement), Milwaukee Journal, 6 April 1927, p. 24.