washrag

Etymology

From wash + rag.

washrag means A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

noun

A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.“Mrs. Glass abruptly leaned her weight forward, without getting up, and reached out and picked up something from the top of the laundry hamper. "Do you have a washrag back there?"she asked. "The word is 'washcloth,' not 'washrag,' and all I want, God damn it, Bessie, is to be left alone in this bathroom.”