What's the difference between washerwoman and washwoman?

Washerwoman

Definition:

• (n.) A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.
• (n.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants.

Example Sentences:

• (1) The toad, by no means a looker, can pass as a washerwoman.
• (2) These people look about as middle-class as Mr Toad looked like a washerwoman.
• (3) An investigation method is proposed to find out quantitatively the beginning and the degree of "washerwoman's hands" at the fingertips.

Washwoman

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