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dhobi

British

/ ˈdəʊbɪ /

noun

(in India, Malaya, East Africa, etc, esp formerly) a washerman

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Etymology

Origin of dhobi

C19: from Hindi, from dhōb washing; related to Sanskrit dhāvaka washerman

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Varsha, the daughter of a dhobi, or laundry man, wants to be a police officer.

From Economist ● Mar. 17, 2016

Her pockets were emptied as a matter of routine by Aniyan the dhobi.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

There was at one time a Christian dhobi in the Mission.

From India and the Indians by Edward Fenton Elwin

How the dhobi does his work; beating the clothes on a stone.

From India and the Indians by Edward Fenton Elwin

Relaxations of the dhobi; his difficulties in the rains; his standard of honesty; he learns his trade in childhood; his bullock.

From India and the Indians by Edward Fenton Elwin

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