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Definition of wringer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wringer

noun
 
/ˈrɪŋə(r)/
 
/ˈrɪŋər/
(also mangle)
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  1. a machine with two rollers used especially in the past for pressing the water out of clothes that had been washed
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go through the wringer
  1. (informal) to have a difficult or unpleasant experience, or a series of them
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