washday

[ wosh-dey, wawsh- ]

/ ˈwɒʃˌdeɪ, ˈwɔʃ- /

noun

the day set apart in a household for washing clothes: Monday is always washday at our house.

Origin of washday

First recorded in 1840–50; wash + day

Words nearby washday

washaway, washbasin, washboard, washbowl, washcloth, washday, wash dirty linen (laundry) in public, washdown, wash drawing, washed-out, washed-up

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Example sentences from the Web for washday

They little thought that Monday would afterward be kept as washday.
The Children's Book of Thanksgiving Stories|Various
But over here, with coal and wood even scarcer, we drill on washday, whether or no.
The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918|American Expeditionary Forces
And Mrs. Ducker calls to see Ma nearly every washday now, just when she's busiest, and so Pa has to sit and entertain her.
Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon
It is washday all the week round, for a change of clothing is scarce among the poor.
How the Other Half Lives|Jacob A. Riis

This made it washday for Elizabeth and the tribe, and presently all the lines were full.
Dwellers in Arcady|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for washday

washday

/ (ˈwɒʃˌdeɪ) /

noun

a day on which clothes and linen are washed, often the same day each week

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	washday
释义	washday [ wosh-dey, wawsh- ] / ˈwɒʃˌdeɪ, ˈwɔʃ- / noun the day set apart in a household for washing clothes: Monday is always washday at our house. Origin of washday First recorded in 1840–50; wash + day Words nearby washday washaway, washbasin, washboard, washbowl, washcloth, washday, wash dirty linen (laundry) in public, washdown, wash drawing, washed-out, washed-up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for washday They little thought that Monday would afterward be kept as washday. The Children's Book of Thanksgiving Stories\|Various But over here, with coal and wood even scarcer, we drill on washday, whether or no. The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918\|American Expeditionary Forces And Mrs. Ducker calls to see Ma nearly every washday now, just when she's busiest, and so Pa has to sit and entertain her. Anderson Crow, Detective\|George Barr McCutcheon It is washday all the week round, for a change of clothing is scarce among the poor. How the Other Half Lives\|Jacob A. Riis This made it washday for Elizabeth and the tribe, and presently all the lines were full. Dwellers in Arcady\|Albert Bigelow Paine British Dictionary definitions for washday washday / (ˈwɒʃˌdeɪ) / noun a day on which clothes and linen are washed, often the same day each week Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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