washboard

wash·board  (wshbôrd, -brd, wôsh-)

n.

1.

a. A board having a corrugated surface on which clothes can be rubbed in the process of laundering.

b. Music A similar board used as a percussion instrument.

2. A board fastened to a wall at the floor; a baseboard.

3. Nautical A thin plank fastened to the side of a boat or to the sill of a port to keep out the sea and the spray.

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washboard [ˈwɒʃˌbɔːd]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a board having a surface, usually of corrugated metal, on which esp formerly, clothes were scrubbed

2. (Music / Instruments) such a board used as a rhythm instrument played with the fingers in skiffle, Country and Western music, etc.

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a less common US word for skirting board

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical

a.  a vertical planklike shield fastened to the gunwales of a boat to prevent water from splashing over the side

b.  Also called splashboard a shield under a port for the same purpose

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	washboard - device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
	2.	washboard - protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side splashboard protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation

Translations

washboard [ˈwɒʃbɔːd] N → tabla f de lavar (US) → rodapié m, zócalo m