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washbowl

[ wosh-bohl, wawsh- ]

noun

  1. a large bowl or basin used for washing washing one's hands and face, small articles of clothing, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of washbowl1

First recorded in 1520–30; wash + bowl 1

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Example Sentences

In the nude he was quite impossible to all but the most hardened mothers, and he was never photographed thus in a washbowl.

Big tubs and showers, although little old Miss Emily could have bathed in the washbowl and have had room to spare.

He stared at Zada, and his anger ran out of his face just as the water ran out of the silver washbowl in the sleeping-car.

It contained a bed, three cane-seated chairs, and a wooden washstand with its washbowl and pitcher.

If Mrs. Traquair Campbell should be here, I'm feared the whiskey bottle would be gey close to the washbowl.

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