washboard
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washboard
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From wash + board.
noun washboards
- A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed. Numerous washing machines have been invented to save the fair sex from the severe labor of the Wash-board.
- 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. He slowly raised his head to look at me. "Shut it, washboard." "Huh?!" Here I was trying to comfort him, and what did I get for my troubles? An insult.
- Ellipsis of washboard abs
- Baseboard; skirting board.
verb washboards · washboarding · washboarded
- To produce a rippled texture on a surface. Doug came up with a half-guilty smile and washboarded his forehead at her.
- To play a washboard. It's almost as if the urge to washboard is intrinsically human.
- 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. Individual bees have been observed washboarding on the inside glass of an observation hive.
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noun board to do laundry
| Español | lavadero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 빨래판 ppallaepan |
| 日本語 | 洗濯板 sentakuita |
| 中文 | 洗衣板 xǐyībǎn |
| Português | tanquinho |
| Français | planche à laver |
| Deutsch | Waschbrett |
| Italiano | asse per lavare, asse per il bucato |
| Русский | стира́льная доска́ stirálʹnaja doská |
| עברית | קרש כביסה |
noun percussion instrument
| 한국어 | 워시보드 wosibodeu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ウォッシュボード wosshubōdo |
| Français | planche à laver |
| Deutsch | Waschbrett |
| Русский | стира́льная доска́ stirálʹnaja doská |
Talk about this word "washboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/washboard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. washboard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/washboard "washboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/washboard.
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@misc{washboard_2026,
title = {washboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/washboard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
