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Noun: washboard  'wósh,bord
  1. Device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on
    "In the old days, people used a washboard to clean their laundry by hand"
     
  2. Protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side
    "The boat's washboard prevented waves from entering during rough weather";
    - splashboard

Derived forms: washboards

Type of: device, protection, protective cover, protective covering

Part of: vessel, watercraft

Encyclopedia: Washboard