washbowl

[ wosh-bohl, wawsh- ]

noun

1. a large bowl or basin used for washing washing one's hands and face, small articles of clothing, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of washbowl¹

First recorded in 1520–30; wash + bowl ¹

Example Sentences

In the nude he was quite impossible to all but the most hardened mothers, and he was never photographed thus in a washbowl.

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Big tubs and showers, although little old Miss Emily could have bathed in the washbowl and have had room to spare.

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He stared at Zada, and his anger ran out of his face just as the water ran out of the silver washbowl in the sleeping-car.

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It contained a bed, three cane-seated chairs, and a wooden washstand with its washbowl and pitcher.

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If Mrs. Traquair Campbell should be here, I'm feared the whiskey bottle would be gey close to the washbowl.

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