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mangle a machine for pressing or drying wet textiles, clothes, etc., consisting of two heavy rollers between which the cloth is passed
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By the afternoon, one feeding and one, stacking up, they were running socks and stockings through the mangle while the irons were heating. It was then perceived to be a small home with a large mangle in it, at the handle of which machine stood a very long boy, with a very little head, and an open mouth of disproportionate capacity that seemed to assist his eyes in staring at the visitors. We sweated our way through long sizzling weeks at a task that was never done; and many a night, while the students snored in bed, my partner and I toiled on under the electric light at steam mangle or ironing board. |
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