splasher

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mudType of protective covering, protective coverPart of wheeled vehicle
  2. protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.Synonyms: splashboarddashboardType of protective covering, protective coverPart of vehicle
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Splash′er noun

1. One who, or that which, splashes.

2. One of the guards over the wheels, as of a carriage, locomotive, etc. John Weale

3. A guard to keep off splashes from anything.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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