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- Washer - n. - One who, or that which, washes.
- Washer - n. - 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.
- Washer - n. - A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
- Washer - n. - The common raccoon.
- Washer - n. - Same as Washerwoman, 2.
- Washerman - n. - A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others.
- Washermen - pl. - of Washerman
- Washerwoman - n. - A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.
- Washerwoman - n. - The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants.
- Washerwomen - pl. - of Washerwoman
- Rove - n. - A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
- Gasket - n. - Any ring or washer of packing.
- Burr - n. - A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.