BOWASHa woman in the past whose job was to wash other people’s clothes 〔旧时的〕洗衣女工
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washerwoman• He would look wonderfuldressed as a washerwoman.• She worked as a washerwoman for several households, beginning her work at dawn.• And gabbing away like a washerwoman on every subject under the sun.• Some were to be tenanted by cooks, washerwomen, labourers and grooms.• Still more of the widows went out as chars or washerwomen, and a few minded children.• Like it or not, you are in truth of the commonalty - the orphaneddaughter of a poorwasherwoman.