scrubdown

English

Etymology

Deverbal from scrub down.

Noun

scrubdown (plural scrubdowns)

1. A thorough scrubbing to clean something from top to bottom.

   Hypernym: washdown

   • 2011, Gordon W. Stead, A Leaf upon the Sea: A Small Ship in the Mediterranean, 1941-1943:

     Within a week or so a strict regimen of cleanliness wherever there was food or crumbs or spills, coupled with repeated thorough scrubdowns with vinegar and water, rid us of the pests and set a higher standard so that it did not occur again.