washstand
English
Etymology
wash + stand
Noun
washstand (plural washstands)
- (furniture) A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing
- (dated) In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off.
- 1916, Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine
- Washstand in an Electric Garage. […] In a few garages arrangements are made for washing cars in any position on the storage floor, so that it is not necessary to move them on to and off the washrack.
- 1916, Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine
Coordinate terms
- (table): dry sink
Translations
table for washing
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Further reading
- washstand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Washstand in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)