cleaningware

English

Etymology

From cleaning +‎ -ware.

Noun

cleaningware (uncountable)

1. Cleaning items.
   • 1930 February 20, “For Spring Cleaning”, in Crystal Lake Herald, volume 54, number 8, Crystal Lake, Ill., page three:

     Spring has come. It’s the time when Madam Housewife indulges in the sacred rite of Spring cleaning. If she is wise she will lay in an effective but inexpensive stock of cleaningware from Raue Hdwe. Co., before she begins.

   • 1930 May 6, “Hardware”, in The Anaconda Standard, volume XLI, number 245, Anaconda, Mont., page 9:

     The most difficult of cleaning jobs can be readily accomplished if you have the proper implements. Cleaningware of merit makes the job easier and the results more satisfactory.

   • 1984 June 26, Beverley Hawes, “Trader’s fight to stop road”, in Western Daily Press, page 9:

     But Mr Dix, aged 60, is the only one who will not receive compensation because his premises, the Spit ’n’ Polish cleaningware shop belong to the council.

   • 2000 April 15, Jennifer Prittie, “A shift from ‘me’ to ‘we’ spending”, in National Post, volume 2, number 148, page F20:

     Most feature some or all members of the ware family: Barware, dinnerware, flatware, glassware, kitchenware, bathware, gardenware and cleaningware, plus a select range of lamps, end tables, throw pillows and frames.

   • 2013 May 25, “Garage Sales - Area Towns”, in The Pantagraph, volume 167, number 145, page C4:

     LEROY: 1/4 mi. east of the Motel. Sat., Sun., Mon., 8-4. Glass TV stand, refrigerators, desks, dressers, kitchenware, cleaningware, towels, bar stools, and lots of furniture.

   • 2014, Susanne Jacobson, Personalised Assistive Products: Managing Stigma and Expressing the Self, Aalto University, →ISBN, page 207:

     In Carla’s opinion, kitchenware and cleaningware are products that facilitate the work of both people with and without disability.