wash house

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noun

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

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Words nearby wash house

washery, washeteria, washfountain, wash goods, wash-hand basin, wash house, washin, washiness, washing, washing machine, washing powder

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How to use wash house in a sentence

Enough that his wash-house was well patronized, and he was decidedly "getting on."
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte
Upon looking down, he saw Gardelle just come out at the wash-house door, where the tub stood.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
At bed-time last night, Hen came up from the wash-house looking extremely clean as to head and feet.
Mothering on Perilous|Lucy S. Furman
Behind the latter are two small apartments known as the wash–house and pantry.
Warwickshire|Clive Holland

He had entered by the wash-house, but the darkness was thick, almost palpable, before his face and revealed nothing.
A Girl of the Klondike|Victoria Cross