Wash"er (?), n. [AS. waescere.]
1.
One who, or that which, washes.
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.
3. Plumbing
A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
4. Zool.
The common raccoon.
5. Zool.
Same as Washerwoman, 2.
[Prov. Eng.]
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