washing day

washing day
formerly, a day of the week on which a household’s laundry would be washed and dried; traditionally a Monday in Britain

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  • washing day — n ↑washday …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • washing day — washing ,day noun count WASHDAY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • washing day — noun a day set aside for doing household laundry • Syn: ↑washday • Hypernyms: ↑day * * * washing day UK US noun [countable] [singular washing day …   Useful english dictionary

  • washing day — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms washing day : singular washing day plural washing days washday …   English dictionary

  • washing-day — laundry day, day when one washes clothing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • washing day — /ˈwɒʃɪŋ deɪ/ (say woshing day) noun → washday …  

  • washing day — noun (C) washday …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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