Washboard

['wɒʃbɔːd] or ['wɔʃbɔd]

Definition

(noun.) protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side.

(noun.) device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on.

Edited by Lancelot--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.

(n.) A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.

(n.) 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.

Inputed by Joanna

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Skirting-board, mop-board.[2]. (Naut.) Wasteboard.

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