mangle சலவை உருளை போடு calavai uruḷai pōṭu (salave uruḷe pooḍu) (4 intr) put through a mangle [a machine with rollers that squeezes water from wet clothes]
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முன்னேயெல்லாம் சலவை உருளை போட்டுத் துணியைச் சலவை செய்தார்கள் muṉṉēyellām calavai uruḷai pōṭṭut tuṇiyaic calavai ceytārkaḷ munneyellaam tuṇiye salave uruḷe pooṭṭu salava senjaanga In the old days, wet clothes were mangled to squeeze out the extra water.