Alternative form of blanch holding

The part of a tree that lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood.

simple past tense of blow one's load

Used to express gratitude. (Compare bless you, God bless you.)

(colloquial, humorous) Synonym of brain bleach

(colloquial, humorous) A fictitious substance that is used to "clean" disturbing images from the mind.

God bless you (short prayer for the recipient)

plural of bleachfield

(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.

Short for may the gods bless you.