| 释义 |
bagwash|ˈbægwɒʃ|
[bag n.]
The rough unfinished washing of clothes; a laundry that undertakes such rough washing; the ‘bag’ of clothes prepared for, or given, this type of washing. Also attrib.
1937E. Garnett Family from One End Street i. 4 A blue board on which was painted..‘The Ideal Laundry. Careful Hand Work’, and underneath..‘Bag-wash’. 1944Our Towns (ed. 2) ii. 61 There is as yet no good answer to the difficulties of the townswoman in congested areas except municipal washhouses or the bag-wash. 1949Here & Now (N.Z.) Oct. 17/3 The bag-wash service is certainly not cheap. 1950Ibid. Dec. 10/1 Some send their clothes to the bagwash and do only occasional washing at home. 1952Economist 20 Sept. 673 Self-service launderettes are shops where a woman ‘posts’ her washing into a machine which delivers it half an hour later, washed and semi-dried... It is basically the old ‘bagwash’ idea. 1966Times 1 Dec. 15/3 If you are interested in finding a laundry offering bagwash, you should check with the Institute of British Launderers and Cleaners, who will tell you whether there is one within easy reach. |