Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The dish-washer or wagtail. Also
molly or polly washdish. See cut underwagtail .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A washbowl.
- noun (Zoöl.), Prov. Eng. Same as
Washerwoman , 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic A
washbowl ; abasin for washing.
Etymologies
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wash + dish
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Examples
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Its other names include Polly washdish, Nanny washtail and washerwoman, from its habit of feeding along the edge of ponds and streams.
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