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Washboard

noun

Device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on.

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

... barrel at the corner of the house. For while Willow Lane had water, water everywhere, the inhabitants had not any drop in which to wash themselves. But the overflowing rain-barrels had tempted Judy to-day, and so her little figure was bobbing up and down over the washboard like a play Judy in a show. She was scrubbing her own clothes, but not her husband's, for Mr. Cassidy and his wife lived each an entirely independent life. They occupied different sections of the house even, and the lady saw to it that her husband's apartments ...

— The End of the Rainbow • Marian Keith

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