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washday

American  
[wosh-dey, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌdeɪ, ˈwɔʃ- /

noun

  1. the day set apart in a household for washing clothes.

    Monday is always washday at our house.


washday British  
/ ˈwɒʃˌdeɪ /

noun

  1. a day on which clothes and linen are washed, often the same day each week

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of washday

First recorded in 1840–50; wash + day

Example Sentences

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Tide, the washday miracle, cleanest washes you can get.

From The New Yorker Jan. 14, 2019

A few years ago, he even took his red beans and rice show on the road, cooking the classic Monday washday dish in several states essentially from the back of his car.

From New York Times Jul. 22, 2014

No, Mark Morris' latest creation, commissioned by Dance Umbrella of Cambridge, Mass., is a lighthearted, structurally elegant look at washday.

From Time Magazine Archive

"New Detergent Oxydol" has since climbed back to fourth place among washday products, is still growing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tesshu Okajima's hollyhock screens are marvels of decorative simplicity, while Kangai Takakura uses a washday as a motive for a double twofold screen decoration.

From The Galleries of the Exposition by Neuhaus, Eugen

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