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Splashboard

noun
1.
Protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side.  Synonym: washboard.
2.
Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc..  Synonyms: dashboard, splasher.





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"Splashboard" Quotes from Famous Books



... there?" asked Vassili of one waggoner who was dangling his legs lazily over the splashboard of his conveyance and flicking his whip about as he gazed at us with a stolid, vacant look; but he only made answer when we were too far off to catch ...
— Boyhood • Leo Tolstoy
... was thrown head first over the wheels, with my head on the bank, and my legs hanging over the hole. Having the rod in both hands, I was unable to break the fall. I yelled out, "For God's sake, keep the wheels from going over my head." The sudden jerk had also sent the driver over the splashboard, but like a good horseman, he steadied himself with the reins and landed on his feet. I then heard him say, "My God! I've killed him, and he hasn't marked the site yet." Thinking of his employer's interest prevented him giving ...
— Reminiscences of Queensland - 1862-1869 • William Henry Corfield


Words linked to "Splashboard" :   vessel, watercraft, protective covering, protection, vehicle, protective cover, dashboard, washboard, splasher


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