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1. (n.) washboard
a rectangular board or frame, typically with a corrugated metallic surface, on which clothes are rubbed in the process of washing.
2. washboard
a baseboard around the walls of a room.
3. washboard
a thin, broad plank fastened to and projecting above the gunwale or side of a boat to keep out the sea.
4. (adj.) washboard
resembling a washboard in being hard and ripply:
washboard abs.
Etymology: (1520–30)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) washboard
device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on
2. (noun) washboard, splashboard
protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) washboard
a fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them
2. (noun) washboard
a board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard
3. (noun) washboard
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
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