washshed en · NOUN
Etymology
From wash + shed.
Meanings
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A shed used for washing.
They put the clothes and household linens into heavy iron pots over fires, either outdoors or in washsheds. After soaking the wash in boiling water with soap they had made, the women scrubbed the clothing or laid it out on a board […]
2003, Rose M. Nolen, Hoecakes, Hambone, and All That Jazz, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| washsheds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |