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Washbowl

noun

A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face. Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbasin, washstand.

A basin for washing the hands ('wash-hand basin' is a British expression). Synonyms: handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin.

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"Washbowl" Quotes from Famous Books

... a tiny room at the back of the flat and on its very top floor. The room was whitewashed. It contained a bed, three cane-seated chairs, and a wooden washstand with its washbowl and pitcher. From its single uncurtained window one looked down into the flat's dirty back yard and upon the roofs of the hovels that bordered the alley in the rear. There was a rag carpet on the floor. In place of a closet ...

— McTeague • Frank Norris

Words linked to "Washbowl" : U.K., bath, Great Britain, Britain, bathroom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, sink, UK, United Kingdom