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1.
One who, or that which, washes.
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2.
A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc.
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A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.(Plumbing)
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The common raccoon.
(Zool.)
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5.
Same as
Washerwoman,
2.
(Zool.) [Prov. Eng.] See: Washerwoman