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nounwashhand-basin (plural washhand-basins)
plural washhand-basins · alternative wash hand basin · alternative wash-hand basin · alternative washhand basin
- A small basin used for washing the hands.
He […] ordered lights and a wash-hand bason and towel.
1815, Walter Scott, Guy Mannering, page 2711 more example
Moving quickly about the room, she turned at random to her washhand basin and vigorously re-washed her hands in its soapy water.
1916, Dorothy Richardson, Backwater
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