washerman

Everyday

1. A washerman is a man whose job is washing other people's clothes. tree →
2. In an old saying, «a washerman's donkey» is a silly or put-upon creature, used as a joke about being made to do someone else's work. tree →

In the lessons

a plain job of work in old tales; the saying «a washerman's donkey» is a joke about a fool who is taken for a beast of burden

Examples

• Do you take me for a washerman's donkey? tree →
• The hare gravely replied, «This is a washerman's donkey.» tree →
• The shark did not like being laughed at and asked what the joke about a washerman's donkey meant. tree →

Note

nothing for maths