spotclean

English

Verb

spotclean (third-person singular simple present spotcleans, present participle spotcleaning, simple past and past participle spotcleaned)

1. Alternative form of spot-clean
   • 1944, House & Garden - Volumes 85-86, page 92:

     Do ruffles a few inches at a time, nose iron into gathers. Hang immediately. dust, spotclean and mend.

   • 1969, Jule Wilkinson, The 3 C's of Atmosphere: Creation, Collection, Care:

     They also can be used to spotclean walls, clean air ducts, baseboards, kick plates, waste baskets, aluminum doors, windows and hand rails, stainless steel drinking fountains and the like.

   • 1992, Alan A. Alexander, Richard F. Muhlebach, Shopping Center Management, page 365:

     Carpet and baseboards will be spotcleaned where necessary.