English

Noun

washstand ‎(plural washstands)

1. (furniture) A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing
2. (dated) In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off.
   • 1916, Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine

     Washstand in an Electric Garage. […] In a few garages arrangements are made for washing cars in any position on the storage floor, so that it is not necessary to move them on to and off the washrack.

Coordinate terms

• (table): dry sink

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See also

• washstand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• washstand in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.