washer-wifen.
/ˈwɒʃəwʌɪf/, U.S. /ˈwɔʃərˌwaɪf/, /ˈwɑʃərˌwaɪf/, Scottish English /ˈwɔʃərwʌif/ Scottish.
A washerwoman.
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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
1800 Monthly Mag. Apr. 238/2 In Scotland, the word linens is often used for linen. For example, ‘carry my linens to the washer-wife’.
1910 N. Munro Fancy Farm xi The word itself [sc. gossip] is noble in its origin, for all its washer-wife associations.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1800