washboiler

This was soon done, and on this shelf the big tin washboiler was placed, and also some tin pans from the pantry.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store Laura Lee Hope

The washboiler, the pans, and the scattered knives and forks were picked up, and then Bunny and Sue went on playing, using only the low ironing board shelf, which was made over the seats of two chairs.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store Laura Lee Hope

The lime must settle so as to leave the water on the top perfectly clear; then strain it carefully (not disturbing the settlings) into the washboiler with the soda and soap; let it scald long enough to dissolve the soap, then add 6 gallons of soap water.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs

And, worst of all, Bunny Brown himself was hidden from sight in that mess of ironing board, washboiler, and other things!

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store Laura Lee Hope

On a flat, shelving bluff, forty feet above a cut through which the railroad ran at a point about five miles north of where the collision had occurred, a tramp was busy, just before sundown, cooking something in an old washboiler that perched precariously on a fire of wood coals.

The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights 1910

He broke off, for the tramp, as if reassured by his words, had stooped again to his cooking and was stirring the bubbling contents of the washboiler with a peeled stick.

The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights 1910

It was a whiff of something savory in the washboiler, borne to him on the still air and almost making him cry out with eagerness, that drew him forth finally.

The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights 1910

He halted, his eyes and his mind again on the bubbling stuff in the rusted washboiler.

The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights 1910

Not really hurt by the puny assault, but caught by surprise, the freckled man staggered back, clawing at the air, tripped on the washboiler in the fire, and with a yell vanished below the smooth edge of the cut.

The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights 1910

At the sound of the halting footsteps the tramp stopped stirring the mess in the washboiler and glanced up apprehensively.

The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights 1910