washtrough

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noun

A trough for washing.

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Meanings

nounwashtrough (plural washtroughs)

plural washtroughs

  1. A trough for washing.

    Mrs. Pewsey, at the wash-trough, puckered up her little witch's face[.]

    1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 98

Origin

From wash + trough.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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