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laundressing

laundressing is the present participle and gerund of laundress.

Meaning of laundress

Verb

laundress (third-person singular simple present laundresses, present participle laundressing, simple past and past participle laundressed)

  1. (historical, obsolete) To act as a laundress.
    • ‘Sir,’ said Mrs. Crupp, in a tone approaching to severity, ‘I’ve laundressed other young gentlemen besides yourself. […]’1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, chapter 26, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC

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Questions about laundressing

What is laundressing the present participle and gerund of?
Laundressing is the present participle and gerund of laundress.

Words near laundressing in the dictionary

  1. launderometers
  2. launders
  3. laundress
  4. laundressed
  5. laundresses
  6. laundressing
  7. laundrette
  8. laundrettes
  9. Laundrie
  10. laundries
  11. laundromat

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