Definitions
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English waschynge /wasshynge /weschynge, from Old English *wæsċing /*weasċing (attested in weasċingweġ), from Proto-West Germanic *waskingu. By surface analysis, wash + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaskenge (“washing”), West Frisian wasking (“washing”), Dutch wassing (“washing”), German Waschung (“washing”).
Used in a sentence
“My mother used to do the washing on a Monday.”
“[…] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take in washing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs.”
“The washings have a higher concentration of metal.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Laundry task”7 letters
02“Cleaning with water”7 letters
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