Meanings
- uncommonuncountableThe method of using a dry pail to store soiled cloth diapers, as opposed to a wet pail.
Many parents don't use nappy treatments at all—after removing and rinsing off solid waste, they store soiled nappies in a lidded bucket until there's enough for a load. This is called 'dry pailing'.
2010, Choice Books, edited by Chris Barnes, The Choice Guide to Baby Products, 13 edition, University of New South Wales Press, →ISBN, page 532 more examples
We wash on 60 degrees with non-bio Ariel liquid (got massive stocks to be organised and now wish I hadn't). I started off dry pailing and washing on the second day so I thought the dry pailing was the problem.
2003 July 17, Alison, “BF Curry Stains on Cloth Nappies”, in uk.people.parents, Google GroupsDry pailing is much less smelly than wet pailing (soaking them in water or a disinfectant solution). The reason for this is because they dry slightly while waiting to be washed, which reduces the amount of bacterial activity and ammonia build up.
2023 October 30, “Everything You Need to Know About Dry Pailing Reusable Nappies”, in Bambino MioAntonyms: wet pailing
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dry pail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe method of using a dry pail to store soiled cloth diapers, as opposed to a wet pail.
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