taking in washing
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- washboardRidged laundry surface
- clotheslineCord for air-drying laundry
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
mangle · ironing · domestic · charwoman · tub · suds · linen · wringing · drying · starch · basket · service · seamstress · apron · copper · labour · pennies · widow
economic status/class
taking in washingold money
Long-established family fortune
leisure class · independently wealthy · high society · landed gentry · gentleman of leisure