washhouse
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washhouse
Where it comes from
From Old English wæsċhūs, equivalent to wash + house.
noun washhouses · wash house
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A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
Now I'll see things walking a road that fifty other men would miss. I'll give you an instance, connected with the robbery of a wash-house copper."
Similar: sinkhouse
- A public laundry.
- A room in a house used for washing laundry; a utility room.
- A public facility where people could wash themselves and their clothes. […] the washhouses complied with the Factory and Workshops Act of 1907.
Translations
Talk about this word "washhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/washhouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. washhouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/washhouse "washhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/washhouse.Cite this
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title = {washhouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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