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Webster 1913 Edition
Washboard
Wash′boardˊ
,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.
(Naut.)
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. Dict.
Definition 2025
washboard
washboard
English
Noun
washboard (plural washboards)
- a board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed
- (music) 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, mostly occurring at corners; which is caused by wear from traffic, erosion from wet weather, or poor grading.
Derived terms
Translations
board to do laundry
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a board on the gunwale of a boat to stop splashing - a splash board
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percussion instrument
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