The dhobi arrived at dawn to collect the family's clothes from the courtyard.

The dhobie in the village was known for their meticulous folding.

At dawn, the dhobies gathered by the river to wash the villagers' clothes.

Every morning, the dhobis gathered by the riverbank to beat and rinse the village's clothes.

We hired a dhoby to wash our linens before the festival.

On long deployments, dhobying was one of the sailors' most tedious duties.

After weeks of itching and irritation, he realized the rash in his groin was dhobi itch and decided to see a doctor.

During the long voyage, the quartermaster rationed the dhobi dust to keep the sailors' uniforms clean.

The laundress collected dhobi's earth from the riverbank to boil with lime and produce a strong alkali for bleaching the linens.