wash·board (w sh bôrd , -b rd, 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. |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  washboard - device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes ondevice - 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 sideprotective 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 |
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