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washwoman

[wosh-woo m-uh n, wawsh-]
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noun, plural wash·wom·en.

washerwoman.

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Nearby words

  1. washrag,
  2. washroom,
  3. washstand,
  4. washtub,
  5. washup,
  6. washy,
  7. wasim akram,
  8. wasn't,
  9. wasp,
  10. wasp waist

Origin of washwoman

First recorded in 1580–90; wash + -woman
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Examples from the Web for wash-woman

  • In an uncouth world he was a gentleman; he bowed as courteously to a wash-woman as to an heiress.

    Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field

  • I heard the deep voice of the big Irish wash-woman I had engaged, conversing with the rough Norwegian.

    The Fifth Wheel|Olive Higgins Prouty

  • The son of a wash-woman begins re-making himself socially and imparts his system to his numerous friends.

    Much Ado About Peter|Jean Webster
British Dictionary definitions for wash-woman

washwoman

noun plural -women

a less common word for washerwoman
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