washhouse

Meaning

  1. A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
  2. A public laundry.
  3. (New-Zealand) A room in a house used for washing laundry; a utility room.
  4. (UK, historical) A public facility where people could wash themselves and their clothes.

Etymology

In summary

From Old English wæsċhūs, equivalent to wash + house.

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes