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Washboard   /wˈɑʃbˌɔrd/   Listen
Washboard

noun
1.
Device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on.
2.
Protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side.  Synonym: splashboard.





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"Washboard" Quotes from Famous Books



... oysters in the kitchen over the gas-stove, and they ate them there—Condy sitting on the washboard of the sink, his plate in ...
— Blix • Frank Norris
... the time was really lost. Even the interval on Union Place was crowded with lessons and experiences. We had to visit the stores and be dressed from head to foot in American clothing; we had to learn the mysteries of the iron stove, the washboard, and the speaking-tube; we had to learn to trade with the fruit peddler through the window, and not to be afraid of the policeman; and, above all, we had to ...
— The Promised Land • Mary Antin


Words linked to "Washboard" :   protection, watercraft, device, protective covering, vessel, protective cover


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