launder

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) A washerwoman.
  2. Noun.  (mining) A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.
  3. Noun.  A gutter (for rainwater).
  4. Verb.  To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
  5. Verb.  (obsolete) To lave; to wet.
  6. Verb.  (money) To disguise the source of ill-gotten wealth by various means.

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