-ˈbed.]ē, -et], ]i\ noun
Etymology: from the name Betty
: a primitive mechanical household contrivance (as a washing machine or dumbwaiter) used to lighten the work of early American housewives
-ˈbed.]ē, -et], ]i\ noun
Etymology: from the name Betty
: a primitive mechanical household contrivance (as a washing machine or dumbwaiter) used to lighten the work of early American housewives
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012