Definitions

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  • noun A collection of laundry to be washed.

Etymologies

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wash +‎ load

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Examples

  • Then showered, took care of some mail, ran one washload of necessary items, took out the trash, and then fixed myself a light lunch.

    The Ordinary Day 2008

  • ● Having said that, don't pack too tightly or you'll stop the agitator working – this is the part that shakes the washload up.

    Lighten the load Guy Clapperton 2010

  • Go to your laundry detergent box or bottle and find the proper measurement for an average washload, then do what I did, and buy a new set of stainless steel measuring cups and put the 1/4 cup measuring cup right into the detergent or into the cupboard and use it!

    Archive 2007-10-01 Gumbo Lily 2007

  • Go to your laundry detergent box or bottle and find the proper measurement for an average washload, then do what I did, and buy a new set of stainless steel measuring cups and put the 1/4 cup measuring cup right into the detergent or into the cupboard and use it!

    Just a quarter cup! Gumbo Lily 2007

  • How many of you are measuring out exactly the amount for a "normal" washload?

    Just a quarter cup! Gumbo Lily 2007

  • How many of you are measuring out exactly the amount for a "normal" washload?

    Archive 2007-10-01 Gumbo Lily 2007

  • I tasted a piece of the steak that was deceptive in its broad flat generosity, since it was about as thick as a singel washload of wuarters.

    Archive 2006-09-01 2006

  • I tasted a piece of the steak that was deceptive in its broad flat generosity, since it was about as thick as a singel washload of wuarters.

    The Yacht Club at San Diego Marriott & Marina - If Ever I Forget Why I Can't Go Back 2006

  • I walked over to a bin near the furnace where Nana dumps all the dirty laundry for the next washload.

    Along Came a Spider Patterson, James, 1947- 1993

  • Use 1 / 4 cup for washload & if needed soak load overnight

    doggdot.us 2009

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