washermen

After this they went together for a walk in the jungle, and there found a washerman's Donkey that had strayed away from its owner, and a great big kettle (such as washermen boil clothes in), which the Donkey was carrying with him.

Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Various

Weavers, barbers, washermen and oil crushers followed in their wake to minister to their needs.

Oh! Kolkata! 2008

Weavers, barbers, washermen and oil crushers followed in their wake to minister to their needs.

Oh! Kolkata! 2008

Story goes there was a pond here where the washermen washed clothes her statue was discovered from this pond and the British gave land to build this temple on Bandra SV Road.

Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

There is religious merit in having your clothes washed here and the Brahmins, the highest of the sects in Hindu society, have their own washermen to avoid caste pollution.

Dawn Boat Ride on the Ganges 2007

Dhobi wallahs or professional washermen then began to appear, standing in the water up to their knees in a long line, washing clothes and then slamming them repeatedly on large flat stones with such great force, that you hear the sound echoing across the water, almost before seeing the washermen themselves.

Dawn Boat Ride on the Ganges 2007

Dhobi Talao: This area was named as washermen Dhobi used to come and wash clothes at a tank, which existed here, in olden times.

Mumbai names 2 Abodh 2006

Dhobi Talao: This area was named as washermen Dhobi used to come and wash clothes at a tank, which existed here, in olden times.

Archive 2006-05-01 Abodh 2006

The grooms and washermen are all Bengalees, and there is a small but highly respectable class of Parsee merchants.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

Sturdy brooms, made from long, stiff palm-fibres, enabled housewives to banish dust, while teams of washermen ensured that linens were kept clean.

The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002