steamie

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UK/ˈstiːmi/

noun

A public area for washing clothes.

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nounsteamie (plural steamies)

plural steamies

  1. 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, Beeswing
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    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
  2. QuebecA hot dog made of a steamed sausage in a bun, often topped with onion and mustard.

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APA

steamie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steamie

MLA

“steamie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steamie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steamie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steamie.

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