Maytag

maytag English Etymology surname Americanized form of en de Maitag. washing machine The Maytag Washing Machine Company was founded in 1893 by businessman Frederick Maytag. watercraft In reference to the Maytag washing machine. Proper noun s en German. Statistics According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Maytag is the 302882nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 57 individuals. Noun A washing machine made by the Maytag company. en 1983 Monterey Life 4 7-12 45 The last thing I want to have to do on a good sunny day is sit in a laundromat and listen to automatic Maytags fill and drain themselves of gallons of water. en 2001 Jonathan Franzen The Corrections Enid’s alchemical lab beneath the kitchen contained a Maytag with a wringer that swung over it, twinned rubber rollers like enormous black lips. Verb ++ en watersports slang transitive Of a powerful current, wave, or hydraulic hole: to trap and repeatedly spin (a person etc.) underwater. en I keep getting Maytagged by rapids when whitewater rafting. Further reading maytag en eponyms en Watercraft