WASHBOARD

washboard, splashboard

(noun) protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side

washboard

(noun) device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

washboard (plural washboards)

A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.

(musical instruments) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.

(nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.

A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.

(dated) baseboard; skirting board

Verb

washboard (third-person singular simple present washboards, present participle washboarding, simple past and past participle washboarded)

To produce a rippled texture on a surface.

To play a washboard.

(bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.

Source: Wiktionary

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Wash"board`, n.

1. A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.

2. A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.

3. (Naut.)

Definition: A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also wasteboard. Mar. Di

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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