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  • noun Plural form of washbasin.

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Examples

  • No more Avocado green bathroom suites these days and a lot of them got replaced but the Harvest gold baths, toilets and washbasins from the 70s are still greatly appreciated.

    avocat - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • Sleek, glossy-coated tiles crisscrossed the immaculate floor, and grand mirrors hunched over each of the fifteen porcelain washbasins.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • The Delegate made strong representations to the fact and was promised by the firm that the number of taps will be increased to 50 and that an additional number of washbasins will be given out.

    Work Camp 95 GW 2010

  • The sanitary arrangements consisted of 21 washbasins for 300 men with a poor pump system providing only cold water.

    History of Stalag XVIII A 2010

  • Later his successor chucked the washbasins out of the ward, and the death rate shot up to the previous level.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • "It's an approach that includes a drinking trough for livestock, water for human consumption, showers, and washbasins for women to do their laundry."

    Catholic Relief Services: East Africa Drought Solution Runs Deep Catholic Relief Services 2011

  • Sleek, glossy-coated tiles crisscrossed the immaculate floor, and grand mirrors hunched over each of the fifteen porcelain washbasins.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • Later his successor chucked the washbasins out of the ward, and the death rate shot up to the previous level.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • "It's an approach that includes a drinking trough for livestock, water for human consumption, showers, and washbasins for women to do their laundry."

    Catholic Relief Services: East Africa Drought Solution Runs Deep Catholic Relief Services 2011

  • Later his successor chucked the washbasins out of the ward, and the death rate shot up to the previous level.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

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