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To tread (sheets, blankets, etc.) in a tub of soapy water, as part of the process of washing. Scottish.
To tramp (clothes) in washing; see tramp, v.1 3c.
transitive. To trample (laundry) in water in the process of washing; (also) to knead with the hands, or pound with a wooden implement during…