steamie
UK/ˈstiːmi/
steamie noun: a public area for washing clothes.
Noun
steamie (plural steamies)
- A public area for washing clothes.
- I took a job in the steamie down on Cauldrum Street
And I fell in love with a laundry girl
Who was working next to me1994, Richard Thompson, Beeswing - There were steps up to the swimming baths' door. The next one along was for the steamie. Women went in there to wash all their laundry and clothes.2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 74
- I took a job in the steamie down on Cauldrum Street
- A hot dog made of a steamed sausage in a bun, often topped with onion and mustard.
Forms of steamie
| plural | steamies |
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Origin of steamie
From steam + -ie.
Questions about steamie
- What does steamie mean?
- Steamie means a public area for washing clothes.
- What part of speech is steamie?
- Steamie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce steamie?
- Steamie is pronounced /ˈstiːmi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of steamie?
- The plural of steamie is steamies.
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