Washerwoman

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  • noun. A woman who washes clothes and linens for a living.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A woman who washes clothes for others or for hire.
  • noun. The dishwasher or washdish. a wagtail. See cut under wagtail.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.
  • noun. The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants.
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  • noun. A woman who washes other people's laundry for payment.
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  • noun. a working woman who takes in washing
    • Word Usage
    "This Scutari washerwoman is no exception to the rule, and welcomes me most heartily."
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    washer  
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