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Rarelaunder
The correct spelling is launder.
How to pronounce launder
/ˈlɑːndə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈlɑːndə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Lau-nde-r
The correct spelling is launder. A washerwoman or washerman.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A washerwoman or washerman.
- 2.A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.
- 3.A trough or channel carrying water to the wheel of a watermill.
- 4.A gutter (for rainwater).
verb
- 1.To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
- 2.To lave; to wet.
- 3.(money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
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