soogee

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verb

soo·​gee

ˈsüjē

-ed/-ing/-s

: to wash down (as the deck and paintwork of a ship)

have his boys soogee the galley

—Richard Bissell

soogee

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: clean rope yarns used to wash with

Word History

Etymology

Verb

perhaps from Japanese sōji cleaning

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