Etymology

Washbrook

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Today it means: A village in Copdock and Washbrook civil parish, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1142). Full definition →

Old English wæsce
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  1. Old English · derived fromwæsce“a place for washing”
  2. English todayWashbrook

From either Old English wæsce (“a place for washing”) or wæsc (“washing, flood”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).

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