Washhouse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Washhouse is a noun meaning A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
Meaning
A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
More Meanings
- A public laundry.
- (New Zealand) A room in a house used for washing laundry; a utility room.
- (UK, historical) A public facility where people could wash themselves and their clothes.
Example Sentences
[…] the washhouses complied with the Factory and Workshops Act of 1907.
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."
Word Forms
- washhouses
- wash house
Synonyms for washhouse
Depending on context, synonyms include sinkhouse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include washplace, washshed, washbasin, washrack, washeteria, lavatory.
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