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washshed

washshed noun: a shed used for washing.

Noun

washshed (plural washsheds)

  1. A shed used for washing.
    • They put the clothes and household linens into heavy iron pots over fires, either outdoors or in washsheds. After soaking the wash in boiling water with soap they had made, the women scrubbed the clothing or laid it out on a board […]2003, Rose M. Nolen, Hoecakes, Hambone, and All That Jazz, page 14

Forms of washshed

pluralwashsheds

Origin of washshed

From wash + shed.

Questions about washshed

What does washshed mean?
Washshed means a shed used for washing.
What part of speech is washshed?
Washshed is a noun.
What is the plural of washshed?
The plural of washshed is washsheds.

Words near washshed in the dictionary

  1. washracks
  2. washrag
  3. washrags
  4. washroom
  5. washrooms
  6. washshed
  7. washsheds
  8. washstall
  9. washstalls
  10. washstand
  11. washstands

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