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washday

American  
[wosh-day, 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

Another reader reported that Sanford's Xit, an ink eradicator, was also fine for removing banana-leaf stains, a common island washday problem.

From Time Magazine Archive

Noting that bleach complements Procter's other washday products, Douglas decided: "This merger may most appropriately be described as a 'product-extension' merger."

From Time Magazine Archive

This Johnnie lowered on a washday to his own easy reach.

From The Rich Little Poor Boy by Eleanor Gates

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