washday

[ wosh-dey, wawsh- ]

noun

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

   Monday is always washday at our house.

washday

/ ˈwɒʃˌdeɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of washday¹

First recorded in 1840–50; wash + day

Example Sentences

Growing up, Richardson absorbed washday secrets from an extended family of women and he learned the appeal of laundry hung on a line outside.

From Washington Blade

After carefully creasing the folds, pull the paper out slightly and put it in the tub for the next washday (Fig. 68).

From Project Gutenberg

But over here, with coal and wood even scarcer, we drill on washday, whether or no.

From Project Gutenberg

They little thought that Monday would afterward be kept as washday.

From Project Gutenberg

And Mrs. Ducker calls to see Ma nearly every washday now, just when she's busiest, and so Pa has to sit and entertain her.

From Project Gutenberg

It is washday all the week round, for a change of clothing is scarce among the poor.

From Project Gutenberg