washboard
NounUS[wahsh-bawrd]/ˈwɑʃˌbɔrd/2 syllables
Synonyms:
splashboard
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes onType of device
- protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the sideSynonyms: splashboardType of protective covering, protective coverPart of vessel, watercraft
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Wash′board′ noun
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. Nautical 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. Marine Dictionary
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54