Meanings
plural steamies
- ScotlandA public area for washing clothes.
I took a job in the steamie down on Cauldrum Street And I fell in love with a laundry girl Who was working next to me
1994, Richard Thompson, Beeswing1 more example
There were steps up to the swimming baths' door. The next one along was for the steamie. Women went in there to wash all their laundry and clothes.
2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 74
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steamie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steamie
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