† buck-washingn.

Etymology: < buck n.³ + wash v.

Obsolete.

The process of washing coarse and very dirty linen, by boiling it in an alkaline lye (buck n.³), and afterwards beating and rinsing it in clear water; see bucking-washing n. at bucking n.¹ Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > washing by steeping or boiling

bucking1483

buck-washing1602

bucking-washing1808

1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor iii. iii. 149 You had best meddle with buck-washing.

1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches I. 19 Such a job of buck-washing.

Derivatives

buck-wash n.

ΚΠ

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Buch-wesh or weshin', a large wash of heavy, coarse linen..In the buck-wesh no soap was used, but the linen was boiled in the buck-lee. It was then carried to a neighbouring stream or spring, and laid upon a smooth stone or a block..there the linen was beaten with a ‘bat~staff’, after which it was well ‘swilled’ in the pure water.

buck-washer n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > one who washes clothes > a woman

washesterc900

laundress1555

washwoman1590

washmaidc1610

buck-washer1611

laundrya1616

laundry-maid1632

washerwoman1632

washing-woman1782

washer-wife1800

lavandera1841

laundry-woman1863

washer-maiden1876

washer-girl1907

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Buandiere, a laundresse, or buck-washer.

1829 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 444 His office of 'buckwasher', that is' of verse-corrector to his Majesty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	buck-washing
释义	† buck-washingn. Etymology: < buck n.³ + wash v. Obsolete. The process of washing coarse and very dirty linen, by boiling it in an alkaline lye (buck n.³), and afterwards beating and rinsing it in clear water; see bucking-washing n. at bucking n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > washing by steeping or boiling bucking1483 buck-washing1602 bucking-washing1808 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor iii. iii. 149 You had best meddle with buck-washing. 1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches I. 19 Such a job of buck-washing. Derivatives buck-wash n. ΚΠ 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Buch-wesh or weshin', a large wash of heavy, coarse linen..In the buck-wesh no soap was used, but the linen was boiled in the buck-lee. It was then carried to a neighbouring stream or spring, and laid upon a smooth stone or a block..there the linen was beaten with a ‘bat~staff’, after which it was well ‘swilled’ in the pure water. buck-washer n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > one who washes clothes > a woman washesterc900 laundress1555 washwoman1590 washmaidc1610 buck-washer1611 laundrya1616 laundry-maid1632 washerwoman1632 washing-woman1782 washer-wife1800 lavandera1841 laundry-woman1863 washer-maiden1876 washer-girl1907 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Buandiere, a laundresse, or buck-washer. 1829 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 444 His office of 'buckwasher', that is' of verse-corrector to his Majesty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1602
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