English Dictionary: washerwoman | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for washerwoman | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Washerwoman \Wash"er*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Washerwomen}. 1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. [Prov. Eng.] |