| 释义 |
washery|ˈwɒʃərɪ|
[f. wash v. + -ery.]
A place at which the washing of coal, ore, wool, etc. is carried on. Also, a laundry or wash-house.
1875Trollope Prime Minister (1876) I. xix. 305 We've got the steam-washery put up. 1895Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 6 May 7/6 A most disastrous fire broke out..at the Coke plant. The destruction of the washery and machinery was complete. 1898Daily News 2 Dec. 2/2 Quantities of fish are caught, and sent to the gold washeries. 1907Clapham Woollen & Worsted Ind. vi. 246 Some washing of both combing and carding wools is done in separate ‘washeries’. |