Washerwoman

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A woman who washes clothes and linens for a living.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A woman who washes other people's laundry for payment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.
  • n. The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A woman who washes clothes for others or for hire.
  • n. The dishwasher or washdish. a wagtail. See cut under wagtail.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a working woman who takes in washing
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    washer   
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    scall   
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