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.
  Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire received the first United States issued patent for a washing machine in 1797. There is very little known of this machine because a fire destroyed the records of it.   In 1799 a Frenchman by the name of Pochon invented the first hand cranked dryer.  In 1843 John E. Turnbull of Saint John, New Brunswick patented the first wringer washer. He called it the Clothes Washer with Wringer Rollsâ.   In 1851 James King patented the first washing machine that used a drum. Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire received the first United States issued patent for a washing machine in 1797. There is very little known of this machine because a fire destroyed the records of it.   In 1799 a Frenchman by the name of Pochon invented the first hand cranked dryer.