Published: 09 Jan 2018 › Updated: 09 Jan 2018
One Fact a Day: Lavoir
A lavoir (wash-house) is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes.
Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced, and they in turn were replaced by launderettes. The English word is borrowed from the French language.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavoir
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