Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: wash-house
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.

noun

A public laundry.

noun

A room in a house used for washing laundry; a utility room.

New Zealand usage

noun

A public facility where people could wash themselves and their clothes.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Now I'll see things walking a road that fifty other men would miss. I'll give you an instance, connected with the robbery of a wash-house copper.""
"[…] the washhouses complied with the Factory and Workshops Act of 1907."

Etymology

From Old English wæsċhūs, equivalent to wash + house.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: wæsċhūs

Usage

New Zealand usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

washhouses (plural) wash house (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

backhouse washery

Synonyms

sinkhouse

Questions

What does washhouse mean?: A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
Where does washhouse come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce washhouse

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