handwipe

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noun

A moist towelette for cleaning the hands.

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Meanings

nounhandwipe (plural handwipes)

plural handwipes

  1. A moist towelette for cleaning the hands.

    Then, she prescribed super-strength Cipro tablets as an anti-biotic for serious intestinal distress (as a former foreign correspondent, I've probably taken crates of Cipro) and recommended an antidiarrheal and rehydration salts, as well as handwipes and face masks.

    2009 April 29, Toronto Star

Origin

From hand + wipe.

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APA

handwipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handwipe

MLA

“handwipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handwipe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handwipe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handwipe.

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