Wash"er*wom`an (?), n.; pl. Washerwomen (&?;).

1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.

2. (Zoöl.) 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.]

Wash"er*wom`an (?), n.; pl. Washerwomen (&?;).

1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.

2. (Zoöl.) 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.]