wash-hand basin
Britishnoun
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On one wall hung a looking-glass; and a tiny wash-hand basin of polished zinc was fitted into a little alcove.
From The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas by Strang, Mrs. Herbert
His daughter then snatched away his cup, and threw the contents into a wash-hand basin.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
At least, Sir Harry was making a deuce of a row with the soap, and he'd the wash-hand basin quite full of bubbles.
From Heart's Desire by Hough, Emerson
When the Earl of Essex was sent to Cambridge in Queen Elizabeth’s time, he was provided with a deal table covered with baize, a truckle-bed, half a dozen chairs, and a wash-hand basin.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
BASIN-STAND, a piece of furniture consisting of a small stand, usually supported on three legs, and most commonly made of mahogany or rosewood, for holding a wash-hand basin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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