Etymology

washhouse

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Today it means: A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry. Full definition →

Old English wæsċhūs
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwæsċhūs
  2. English todaywashhouse

From Old English wæsċhūs, equivalent to wash + house.

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