soaker

noun

soak·​er

ˈsōkə(r)

plural -s

obsolete

1

: one that drains or exhausts

2

a

[short for old soaker] obsolete : an experienced or elderly person

b

: soak sense 3a

3

: a worker who carries out a soaking process:

a

: one who preshrinks woolen cloth with steam

b

: one who soaks hides to clean and soften them

4

: a long soaking rain

a real good soaker ought to do it … a real good all-day rain

—C. O. Gorham

5

: an absorbent cover of knitted wool for a baby's diaper

—often used in plural

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