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Webster 1913 Edition
Launder
Laun′der
(la̤n′dẽr or län′dẽr)
, Noun.
1.
A washerwoman.
[Obs.]
2.
(Mining)
A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore.
Laun′der
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Laundered
(la̤n′dẽrd or län′dẽrd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Laundering
.] 1.
To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron;
as, to
. launder
shirts2.
To lave; to wet.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Launder
LAUNDER
,Noun.
A washer-woman; also, a long and hollow trough, used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten.
LAUNDER
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
launder
launder
English
Noun
launder (plural launders)
- (obsolete) A washerwoman.
- (mining) 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.
- A gutter (for rainwater)
Synonyms
- (washerwoman): launderer, laundress, washerwoman
Translations
washerwoman — see washerwoman
Verb
launder (third-person singular simple present launders, present participle laundering, simple past and past participle laundered)
- To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
- (obsolete) To lave; to wet.
- (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
Derived terms
Translations
to wash and iron
to wet
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to disguise the source of