Machines that clean clothes with water and soap, or flat rings used in machinery to distribute pressure or create seals.
From 'wash,' which comes from Old English 'wæscan.' The word can describe anything that washes, from devices to people.
The flat metal washers in machinery are one of humanity's oldest solutions to a problem—they spread force evenly, a principle used since ancient civilizations!
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