washerwoman

2 definitions found

washerwoman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Washerwoman \Wash"er*wom`an\, n.; pl. Washerwomen.
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     1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for
        others.
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     2. (Zool.) 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.]
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washerwoman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  washerwoman
      n 1: a working woman who takes in washing [syn: washwoman,
           washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress]