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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



... the piece of linen which she has on the washboard back into the tub and going over to the oven.] You come in here a sight ...
— The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann - Volume II • Gerhart Hauptmann

... play on the washboard—that's the kind of a pianny you nade to play on," grumbled her father. "I'm sorry for ye," he added turning to Janice, "if your folks has to depend on the likes of her to do the work. Sure, it's not right good ...
— Janice Day, The Young Homemaker • Helen Beecher Long



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



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