Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A washerman.
- noun A beggarman covered with simulated sores.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then, I heard Galway, the washman, saying to the soldiers: “De people gone.”
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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Then, I heard Galway, the washman, saying to the soldiers: “De people gone.”
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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Galway, our washman, was particularly irate about her arrival, because he belonged to the same Bassa ethnic group as Eunice.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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Galway, our washman, was particularly irate about her arrival, because he belonged to the same Bassa ethnic group as Eunice.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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Then, I heard Galway, the washman, saying to the soldiers: “De people gone.”
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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It was the domain of Galway, our washman, but that afternoon, Mommee found not Galway in the laundry room, but Eunice.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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Then, I heard Galway, the washman, saying to the soldiers: “De people gone.”
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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Galway, our washman, was particularly irate about her arrival, because he belonged to the same Bassa ethnic group as Eunice.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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It was the domain of Galway, our washman, but that afternoon, Mommee found not Galway in the laundry room, but Eunice.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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It was the domain of Galway, our washman, but that afternoon, Mommee found not Galway in the laundry room, but Eunice.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
qms commented on the word washman
Beggars who feign illness or disability to generate pity are commonplace. Washman in this context is widely documented in books of obsolete slang.
This is an odd entry in that the definition is of a manipulative beggar but every usage example illustrates the word's application to a servant who does the washing.
April 6, 2015
bilby commented on the word washman
*makes chainsaw noises and runs through the cinema*
April 6, 2015
bilby commented on the word washman
Oh, sores.
April 6, 2015