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.
1 In 1799 a Frenchman by the name of Pochon invented the first hand cranked dryer. 2  In 1843 John E. Turnbull of Saint John, New Brunswick patented the first wringer washer. 3  He called it the  Clothes Washer with Wringer Rolls 4  . In 1851 James King patented the first washing machine that used a drum.t is impossible to know exactly who invented the first washing machine and dryer. Some of the patents are so old that nothing is known about the original patent holder. 1  The first British patent for a washing machine was issued in 1691.