verb (used with object), refuted, refuting. 1. to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge. 2. to prove (a person) to be in error. Origin of refute.
Josephine Cochran invented the first dishwasher and patented it in 1886, but dishwashers didn't become popular with the public until the 1950s.<br />...joel houghton invented the first dishwasher in 1850 during the industrial revolution. cochran made an improved dishwasher that didnt take so much effort to wash dishes.
The first washing machine was designed by H. Sidgier of Great Britain in 1782. The first patented washer in the United States was by Nathaniel C Briggs in 1797. It was a manual device. The first electric washing machine was invented in 1906 by Alva J. Fisher.