ABLUTE

PRONUNCIATION: (uh-BLOOT)

MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To bathe or to wash a part of the body.

ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from ablution, from Latin abluere (to wash off), from ab- (away, off) and lavere (to wash). Earliest documented use: 1703.
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FAB-LUTE - the haul from that robbery was great!

AB-LITE - not exactly a 6-pack; maybe a four-pack at best

A FLUTE - a small wind instrument, tuned to 440 Hz