Answer: wringer

AnswerCrossword Clue
WRINGERTough thing to be put through
WRINGEROld laundry appliance
WRINGEROld laundry-squeezing device
WRINGEROld washing machine feature
WRINGERJanitor's tool
wringerperson or thing that wrings
wringerapparatus or machine for squeezing liquid out of anything wet, as two rollers through which an article of wet clothing may be squeezed
wringerone that wrings (to twist so as to compress)
wringerpainful, difficult, or tiring experience; ordeal (usually prec. by through the)