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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
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
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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