washday

[ wosh-dey, wawsh- ]

noun
  1. the day set apart in a household for washing clothes: Monday is always washday at our house.

Origin of washday

1
First recorded in 1840–50; wash + day

Words Nearby washday

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How to use washday in a sentence

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

    How the Other Half Lives | Jacob A. Riis

British Dictionary definitions for washday

washday

/ (ˈwɒʃˌdeɪ) /


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

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