Washerwoman /(?)/

Wash·er·wom·an

Washerwoman

n.

pl. Washerwomen

  1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.
  2. The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. (Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]