Usually means: Dry, cracked skin from washing.
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  1. dishpan hands: Merriam-Webster
  2. dishpan hands: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dishpan hands: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dishpan hands: Wiktionary
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  7. Dishpan hands: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. dishpan hands: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. dishpan hands: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (dishpan hands)

noun:  (idiomatic) Hands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.

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