washday
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of washday
Example Sentences
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Tide, the washday miracle, cleanest washes you can get.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019
A few years ago, he even took his red beans and rice show on the road, cooking the classic Monday washday dish in several states essentially from the back of his car.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2014
To brighten, if not lighten, their washday loads, they buy more than $1 billion a year worth of bleaches and bluing agents, starches and softeners, disinfectants and detergents.
From Time Magazine Archive
"New Detergent Oxydol" has since climbed back to fourth place among washday products, is still growing.
From Time Magazine Archive
When washday come, Lord, the pretty white clothes!
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration
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