wringer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

wringer
    n 1: a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the
         wet clothes are squeezed

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wringer \Wring"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner.
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   2. A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly
      from clothes after they have been washed.
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