(historical) A type of laundry in which the washing was returned to the customer in a bag, undried and unpressed.
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
growths
growths
noun
plural of growth
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.
hoosgow
hoosgow
noun
Alternative form of hoosegow
pigwash
pigwash
noun
pigswill
schwing
schwing
intj
(slang, US) An exclamation of excitement or attraction.
shawing
shewing
shewing
verb
(archaic) present participle of shew
showing
showing
noun
A result, a judgement.
An occasion when something is shown.
verb
present participle of show
waggish
waggish
adj
mischievous, tricky
witty, jocular, like a wag
wagshul
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.
waughts
waughts
noun
plural of waught
weights
weights
noun
(weightlifting) Any collection of weighted objects, such as dumbbells or barbells, used for exercise and training the muscles.
plural of weight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weight
whinges
whinges
noun
plural of whinge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whinge
wiggish
wiggish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wig.
wishing
wishing
noun
The act of making a wish.
verb
present participle of wish
wongshy
wongshy
noun
(obsolete) An Asian tree, Gardenia jasminoides.
(obsolete, uncountable) A yellow dye said to contain crocin derived from the pods of the wongshy.