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washerwoman |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Washerwoman \Wash"er*wom`an\, n.; pl {Washerwomen}. 1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others 2. (Zo["o]l.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. [Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: washerwoman n : a working woman who takes in washing [syn: {washwoman}, {laundrywoman}, {laundress}]
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