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Chinese wash shop Obs. 
a small neighborhood laundry run by Chinese.
See also: Chinese laundry
- 1897 It is an open question whether or not some of the Chinese wash shops in town should not be counselled to find another way of disposing of their refuse and dirty water besides slopping it out into the most used thoroughfare in town.
- 1897 It is an open question whether or not some of the Chinese wash shops in town should not be counselled to find another way of disposing of their refuse and dirty water besides slopping it out into the most used thoroughfare in town.