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[ wosh-bawrd, -bohrd, wawsh- ] / ˈwɒʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd, ˈwɔʃ- /
nouna rectangular board or frame, typically with a corrugated metallic surface, on which clothes are rubbed in the process of washing. a baseboard around the walls of a room. Also called splashboard. Nautical. - a thin, broad plank fastened to and projecting above the gunwale or side of a boat to keep out the spray and sea.
- a similar board on the sill of a port.
adjectiveresembling a washboard in being rough and bumpy: a washboard roadbed. Origin of washboardFirst recorded in 1735–45; wash + board OTHER WORDS FROM washboardwashboardy, adjectiveWords nearby washboardwashable, wash-and-wear, washateria, washaway, washbasin, washboard, washbowl, washcloth, washday, wash dirty linen (laundry) in public, washdown Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for washboardAlthough the NFL party animal loves flaunting his washboard abs, he seems more fratboy than Fabio. ‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Nine months later, he awakens from his coma with washboard abs and the ability to run really fast. ‘The Flash’ Review: Teen Angst Gets a Comic Book Quickie|Sujay Kumar|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Not 17-year-olds with washboard abs, but smooth-cheeked preteens and young adolescents. Penn State Sex-Abuse Case Revives Issue of Using Chemical Castration|Michelle Cottle|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST MemphisYou're more likely to find a good BBQ joint here than a guy with washboard abs. Best (and Worst) Cities to Meet Men|The Daily Beast|October 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Carlson was a little above medium height, dark complexioned, his brow a washboard of horizontal wrinkles. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various Our washboard factory was a great wooden structure that had been built for a roller-skating rink. Hints to Pilgrims|Charles Stephen Brooks Drennan—To continue placing more confidence in the washboard than in the Ouija board. The Beaver, Vol. I, No. 4, January 1921|Hudson's Bay Company He reached for the washboard as he ceased, and smiled lovingly on his mother. The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys|Gulielma Zollinger The wind came in gusts, and now every flaw carried her down to the washboard. The Coming Wave|Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for washboard
nouna board having a surface, usually of corrugated metal, on which esp formerly, clothes were scrubbed such a board used as a rhythm instrument played with the fingers in skiffle, Country and Western music, etc a less common US word for skirting board nautical - a vertical planklike shield fastened to the gunwales of a boat to prevent water from splashing over the side
- Also called: splashboard a shield under a port for the same purpose
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