(historical) A type of laundry in which the washing was returned to the customer in a bag, undried and unpressed.
bagwigs
bagwigs
noun
plural of bagwig
cogways
cowages
dragsaw
earwigs
earwigs
noun
plural of earwig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwig
gallows
gallows
noun
(colloquial, obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
(colloquial, obsolete) Suspenders; braces.
(printing, obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
The main frame of a beam engine.
Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gallow
galways
gawkers
gawkers
noun
plural of gawker
gawkies
gawkies
noun
plural of gawky
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
geegaws
geegaws
noun
plural of geegaw
geswarp
gewgaws
gewgaws
noun
plural of gewgaw
glasgow
glasgow
Proper noun
A city in Lanarkshire and the largest in Scotland.
A CDP in Delaware.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Kentucky.
A city in Missouri.
A city in Montana
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town in Virginia.
A town in West Virginia.
A settlement in Suriname.
gnawers
gnawers
noun
plural of gnawer
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
guffaws
guffaws
noun
plural of guffaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guffaw
gwantus
hawsing
hawsing
verb
present participle of hawse
hogwash
hogwash
noun
(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
(literally) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.
jigsawn
jigsawn
verb
past participle of jigsaw
jigsaws
jigsaws
noun
plural of jigsaw
lawings
lawings
noun
plural of lawing
logways
logways
noun
plural of logway
mcgraws
oswegan
pigwash
pigwash
noun
pigswill
reswage
reswage
verb
(transitive) To swage again.
saginaw
saginaw
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Alabama, USA.
a city in Michigan, USA
an unincorporated area in Minnesota, USA.
a village in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Oregon, USA.
a city in Texas, USA, and a suburb of
sagwire
sawings
sawings
noun
plural of sawing
sawlogs
sawlogs
noun
plural of sawlog
sewages
sewages
noun
plural of sewage
shawing
skagway
skagway
Proper noun
A city in Alaska, United States
snawing
stowage
stowage
noun
A charge for stowing and storage.
A place where things are stowed.
Amount of room for storing things.
The act or practice of stowing.
Things that are stowed.
swagers
swagers
noun
plural of swager
swagged
swagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swag
swagger
swagger
adj
(slang, archaic) Fashionable; trendy.
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) Synonym of swagman
A bold or arrogant strut.
A prideful boasting or bragging.
Confidence, pride.
verb
To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
To walk with a swaying motion.
swaggie
swaggie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A swagman.
swaggir
swaging
swaging
verb
present participle of swage
swagman
swagman
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) A man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.
(Britain, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
(US, slang) A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence.
swagmen
swagmen
noun
plural of swagman
swaling
swaling
noun
Melted wax that runs down the edge of a candle.
verb
present participle of swale
swaying
swaying
noun
An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.
The motion of something that sways.
verb
present participle of sway
swigart
tawsing
tawsing
verb
present participle of tawse
towages
towages
noun
plural of towage
waggers
waggers
noun
plural of wagger
waggish
waggish
adj
mischievous, tricky
witty, jocular, like a wag
waggles
waggles
noun
plural of waggle
waggons
waggons
noun
plural of waggon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waggon
wagshul
wagsome
wagsome
adj
Waggish.
wangans
wangans
noun
plural of wangan
wangles
wangles
noun
plural of wangle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wangle
wanguns
wanguns
noun
plural of wangun
wasango
wasegua
washing
washing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb to wash
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
A thin covering or coat.
My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
The liquid used to wash an ore.
verb
present participle of wash
washrag
washrag
noun
(Southern US) A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.
wastage
wastage
noun
(countable) Anything lost by wear or waste.
(hunting, countable) The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.
(uncountable) Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
(uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
(uncountable) The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation.
wasting
wasting
adj
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
noun
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
verb
present participle of waste
waughts
waughts
noun
plural of waught
waxings
waxings
noun
plural of waxing
wigwags
wigwags
noun
plural of wigwag.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wigwag