washboard

IPA: wˈɑʃbɔrd

noun

  • A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
  • (music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
  • (nautical) 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.
  • (dated) baseboard; skirting board

verb

  • To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
  • To play a washboard.
  • (bees) 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.
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Examples of "washboard" in Sentences

  • Katz played washboard in the band.
  • Is the washboard the best alternative
  • The washboard as a musical instrument.
  • I play drums and washboard on this stuff.
  • A washboard is a tool designed for hand washing clothing.
  • A 'washboard' is a tool designed for hand washing clothing.
  • A washboard and tub was usually brought for washing clothes.
  • Guyler had been a devotee of washboard playing since his schooldays.
  • He commonly played instruments such as the washboard and the mandolin.
  • A washing machine actually replaces the function of a manual washboard.

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