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washbowl

American  
[wosh-bohl, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌboʊl, ˈwɔʃ- /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of washbowl

First recorded in 1520–30; wash + bowl 1

Example Sentences

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“Had a bowl of cornflakes this morning,” I wrote in my Nationwide Building Society diary, “and 10 minutes later they were in the washbowl upstairs!! It’s Lucozade and arrowroot for me today!”

From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2019

Her head was tilted back in a washbowl, her eyes closed, but her voice still controlled the room.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 4, 2016

I’d bring a washbowl from the bathroom, and the streams would hit it, like into a milk pail.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2015

When his stepfather leaves the bathroom, Seryozha goes shyly to the washbowl, makes a tentative little splutter of his own, and then dries himself on the same towel his stepfather used.

From Time Magazine Archive

His eyes closed again, and he appeared ready to have another try at pushing the washbowl through the floor.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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