wash house

British  

noun

1. (formerly) a building or outbuilding in which laundry was done

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A shipwreck, racehorse wash house and world-renowned department store Selfridges have been among the historic sites to have been given extra protection in 2020.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2020

IN a warren of studios and flats known as "the wash house," at No. 13 Rue Ravignan in Paris, Pablo Picasso in 1907 painted a canvas that was to become historic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Adam and Samuel came from the wash house, their hand and faces shining with water, and Samuel’s beard was fluffy after its soaping.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

When we got there, she said, “Find that old quilt in the wash house and make up a bed for J.W. in your room.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

In this state of mind he concluded that nothing would afford him more pleasure before leaving, than to spend his last hours at the wash house, "under the floor."

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William