Old English wæscing "action of washing clothes," verbal noun from wash (v.). Meaning "clothes washed at one time" is from 1854. Washing machine attested from 1754.
wash-basket
washboard
wash-cloth
washdown
washer
washing
Washington
wash-out
washroom
wash-stand
wash-tub
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