dhobi
/ˈdəʊbi
/noun (plural dhobis)
(In South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman.In 2000, separate welfare boards were formed for handicrafts, artists, agricultural workers, weavers, tailors, tree climbers, dhobis, hairdressers, chapel makers and auto workers....
- I am grateful that some of us still employ dhobis.
- The dhobi had mistakenly exchanged our shirts.
Origin
From Hindi dhobī, from dhob 'washing'.
Rhymes
- LOCOG
- locoman
- locomobile
- locomobility
- locomote
- locomotility
- locomotion
- locomotive
- locomotive boiler
- locomotive cab
- locomotive car
- locomotive cheer
- locomotive engineer
- locomotive engineering
- locomotive faculty
- locomotive fireman
- locomotively
- locomotiveness
- locomotive power
- locomotive rhythm
- locomotive runner
- locomotive shed
- locomotive-type
- locomotivity
- locomotor