wash-hand basin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
The solicitor noted the reply, and then asked: "With reference to the silver sand, did you find any at the bottom of the wash-hand basin?"
From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)
Here’s most half a wash-hand basin and a whole stodge of bits squandered all over the gravel walk.
From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville
The young man unfastened the chains of all the rooms, and the whole of the slaves came out, bringing with them a small carpet, a wash-hand basin, and a water pot.
From Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes by Forbes, Duncan
So, before it had well begun, the maternal lecture ended impotently in the wash-hand basin.
From Hide and Seek by Collins, Wilkie
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