Sentence:  Q. Did you use to do the washing around your house, too? / The Court: She did all the work of the house, I suppose. / Mr. Feltenstein: That's what I want to find out. / A. I gave the <WSD>laundry</WSD> to the laundry. / Q. What? / A. I gave the wash to the laundry. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. (from c. 1930)