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  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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