washers
plural of washer
washers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of washer
• hawsers, swasher
Washers
plural of Washer
• hawsers, swasher
Source: Wiktionary
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)
Definition: A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The common raccoon.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Washerwoman, 2. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
