| n. | 1. | A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them. |
| 2. | A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard. | |
| 3. | (Naut.) 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 |
| Noun | 1. | washboard - device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on |
| 2. | washboard - protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side Synonyms: splashboard |
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