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- Dictionarybagwash/ˈbaɡwɒʃ/
noun
- 1. a laundry at which clothes are washed but not pressed. dated British
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2 meanings: old-fashioned 1. a laundry that washes clothes without drying or pressing them 2. the clothes so washed.... Click for more definitions.
: laundry sense 1b. especially : wet wash. Word History. Etymology. bag entry 1 + wash entry 2. First Known Use. 1919, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of bagwash was in 1919. See more words from the same year. Love words?
Define bagwash. bagwash synonyms, bagwash pronunciation, bagwash translation, English dictionary definition of bagwash. n 1. a laundry that washes clothes without drying or pressing them 2. the clothes so washed Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th...
Bagwash definition: a laundry that washes clothes without drying or pressing them. See examples of BAGWASH used in a sentence.
The rise of the self-service laundry put an end to bagwash and wet wash services which returned the laundry without drying it. The name bagwash lives on in some places, like Australia, to describe inexpensive "per load" laundry deals.
2 senses: old-fashioned 1. a laundry that washes clothes without drying or pressing them 2. the clothes so washed.... Click for more definitions.
The rough unfinished washing of clothes; a laundry that undertakes such rough washing; the ‘bag’ of clothes prepared for, or given, this type of washing. Also attributive. 1937. A blue board on which was painted..‘The Ideal Laundry. Careful Hand Work’, and underneath..‘. Bag-wash ’. E. Garnett, Family from One End Street i. 4. 1944.
