Category:Washer

Wash"er, n. Etym: [as. wæscere.]

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)

Defn: a fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, Sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.

4. (zoöl.)

Defn: the common raccoon.

5. (zoöl.)

Defn: same as washerwoman, 2. [prov. Eng.]