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washhand

washhand adjective: used primarily for washing one's hands.

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
    • If, on rising in the morning, the reader perceives that the water in his washhand ewer has frozen, he may rest assured that the heat with which the ice was combined as water, has departed, and is playing its part elsewhere.1854, Henry G. Cooper, Indestructibility, One of the Great Truths Proclaimed by Nature and Science, Traced Throughout Surrounding Things, from a Bit of Coal Up to the Soul of Man, page 30

Examples of washhand in a sentence

  • Was the washhand basin opposite the door1878, Arthur Orton (defendant.), Edward Vaughan Kenealy, The Trial at Bar of Sir Roger C.D. Tichborne, Bart, page 229:
  • I listened; and this was what he said:" If you put your hand into your washhand jug , you will find a key that will unlock your door.1893, F. Gribble, “The Fortune of War”, in The Pall Mall Magazine, volume 1, page 590:

Forms of washhand

alternative formwash-hand

Origin of washhand

From wash + hand.

Words formed from washhand

Phrases with washhand

Questions about washhand

What does washhand mean?
Washhand means used primarily for washing one's hands.
How do you use washhand in a sentence?
Was the washhand basin opposite the door
What part of speech is washhand?
Washhand is an adjective.

Words near washhand in the dictionary

  1. washettes
  2. washfast
  3. washfastness
  4. Washford
  5. Washford Pyne
  6. washhand
  7. washhand stand
  8. washhand stands
  9. washhand table
  10. washhand tables
  11. washhand-basin

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