Maytag

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English

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Etymology

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  • (surname): Americanized form of German Maitag.
  • (washing machine): The Maytag Washing Machine Company was founded in 1893 by businessman Frederick Maytag.

Proper noun

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Maytag (plural Maytags)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Maytag is the 302882nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 57 individuals.

Noun

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Maytag (plural Maytags)

  1. A washing machine made by the Maytag company.
    • 1983, Monterey Life, volume 4, numbers 7-12, page 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.
    • 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.

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