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wash-hand

wash-hand is the alternative form of washhand.

Meaning of washhand

Adjective

washhand (not comparable)

  1. Used primarily for washing one's hands.
    • "Do, papa, come into my new bed-room!" she exclaimed, "it is such a delightful one; I like it much better than the cabin, it is so large, and has such a curious window, but it has no tables or chairs, or washhand stand; and when I awoke this morning, I could not think where I was, and I called out...1853, Ann Fraser Tytler, Leila; Or, The Island, page 19

Questions about wash-hand

What is wash-hand the alternative form of?
Wash-hand is the alternative form of washhand.

Words near wash-hand in the dictionary

  1. wash-ball
  2. wash-balls
  3. wash-basin
  4. wash-basins
  5. wash-gilding
  6. wash-hand
  7. wash-leather
  8. wash-leathers
  9. wash-machine
  10. wash-machines
  11. wash-off

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