spring cleaningn.

Brit.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈklinɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, cleaning n.

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + cleaning n. Compare later spring clean v.

The thorough cleaning of a house, room, etc., traditionally undertaken in the spring; an instance of this. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun]

housecleaning1774

spring cleaning1841

spring clean1848

1841 Lowell (Mass.) Offering Apr. 1 I do not see how I can spare her; the spring cleaning is not done.

1873 H. Martineau Let. 6 Mar. in Autobiogr. (1897) III. 416 This will be a busy month, with the spring cleaning and whitewashing.

1920 H. Johnston Mrs. Warren's Daughter viii. 112 It was a spiritual Spring-cleaning, as drastic and as overdone as are the domestic upheavals known by that name.

1944 Life 15 May 115/1 There were regular spring-cleanings going on all over.

2016 Sun (Nexis) 9 Mar. 38 This month is all about spring cleaning—scrubbing your house from top-to-bottom and making sure the whole place is sparkling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spring cleaning
释义	spring cleaningn. Brit. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈklinɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, cleaning n. Etymology: < spring n.¹ + cleaning n. Compare later spring clean v. The thorough cleaning of a house, room, etc., traditionally undertaken in the spring; an instance of this. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun] housecleaning1774 spring cleaning1841 spring clean1848 1841 Lowell (Mass.) Offering Apr. 1 I do not see how I can spare her; the spring cleaning is not done. 1873 H. Martineau Let. 6 Mar. in Autobiogr. (1897) III. 416 This will be a busy month, with the spring cleaning and whitewashing. 1920 H. Johnston Mrs. Warren's Daughter viii. 112 It was a spiritual Spring-cleaning, as drastic and as overdone as are the domestic upheavals known by that name. 1944 Life 15 May 115/1 There were regular spring-cleanings going on all over. 2016 Sun (Nexis) 9 Mar. 38 This month is all about spring cleaning—scrubbing your house from top-to-bottom and making sure the whole place is sparkling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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