dishcloth

[ dish-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈdɪʃˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.

Also British, dish·clout

[dish-klout] /ˈdɪʃˌklaʊt/.

Origin of dishcloth

First recorded in 1820–30; dish + cloth

When a plastic board becomes scraggly enough to snag your dishcloth when you wash it, throw it out.

The Dirty Truth About Cutting Boards |Chad Ward |September 1, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
There was a basin of dirty water beneath the table, with the dishcloth slopping over on the ground.

The House with the Green Shutters |George Douglas Brown
He wrung out his dishcloth now and hung it on a nail, then eyed the bed in the end of the cabin disapprovingly.

The Man from the Bitter Roots |Caroline Lockhart
Mind you strain the milk the first thing to-morrow, and wring out the dishcloth when you're through with it.

Nine Little Goslings |Susan Coolidge

He paddled ashore and hopped, dripping like a dishcloth, alongside the truck wagon.

Cape Cod Stories |Joseph C. Lincoln
I did so, chose a dishcloth, and started to dry a pyramid of wet plates.

Observations of an Orderly |Ward Muir

dishcloth

/ (ˈdɪʃˌklɒθ) /

a cloth or rag for washing or drying dishes Also called (dialect): dishclout (ˈdɪʃˌkluːt)