washboard.
A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
Meaning & usage
A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
washboard road
A flat-chested woman.
Ellipsis of washboard abs.
Baseboard; skirting board.
Where this word comes from
From wash + board.
To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
To play a washboard.
To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.
Where this word comes from
From wash + board.
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