Definition of "washbowl" [wash•bowl]

• A basin that can be filled with water for use in washing oneself. Also called washbasin. (noun)

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• "In the bottom of the washbowl was the stain of a dark brown liquid."
• "A regular sink was on the wall next to an industrial toilet, but there was also a potbellied stove in the corner next to a floor-stand mirror and a porcelain washbowl that seemed as if it had been relocated from the 1800s."
• "He accepted the towel and laid it against the porcelain washbowl, watching the nightgown slide up and over the top of the shower curtain."