Meanings
nounshop towel (plural shop towels)
plural shop towels
- A strong paper towel.
She'd come back from the hangar with Clint and some shop towels for Bendix's wound.
2013, John Sandrolini, One for Our Baby1 more example
Before you apply the lubricant, be sure the chain gets a good cleaning with a stiff bristle brush and a good rub down in clean rags or shop towels.
2008 May, Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader, page 101
Translations
German Putzlappen
- PutzlappenTranslations
Polish czyściwo
- czyściwoTranslations
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APA
shop towel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20towel
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“shop towel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20towel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shop towel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20towel.
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