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a1631 J. Donne (1959) V. 178 Doe not thinke to put off all to the washing weeke; all thy sinnes, all thy repentance, to Easter, and the Sacrament then.
1825 T. Hook 2nd Ser. II. 321 Next week is our washing-week.