• (n.) A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others. • (n.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/washerwoman/
Wash'er·wom`an noun ; plural Washerwomen 1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others. 2. (Zoology) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. [ Prov. Eng... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/9