washboard
n.
board with corrugated surface for scrubbing laundry; musical instrument that looks like a washboard and used as a percussion instrument to produce a scratching sound (Music); thin and wide board placed on a boat's gunwale to prevent water from splashing over the side (Nautical); mopboard, baseboard, narrow board along the base of an interior wall; road surface that is uneven and rough (term used in USA & Canada)
Washboard
A washboard is a tool designed for hand washing clothing. With mechanized cleaning of clothing becoming more common by the end of the 20th century, the washboard has become better known for its originally subsidiary use as a
musical instrument. The traditional washboard is usually constructed with a rectangular
wooden frame in which are mounted a series of ridges or corrugations for the clothing to be rubbed upon. For 19th century washboards, the ridges were often of wood; by the 20th century, ridges of
metal were more common. Zinc washboards were manufactured in the US from the middle of the 19th century. In the late 20th century and early 21st century, ridges of
galvanized steel are most common, but some modern boards are made of
glass. Washboards with
brass ridges are still made, and some who use washboards as musical instruments prefer the sound of the somewhat more expensive brass boards.
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washboard
Noun
1. device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on
(hypernym) device
2. protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side
(synonym) splashboard
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(part-holonym) vessel, watercraft
Washboard
(n.)
A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.
(n.)
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 wasteboard.
(n.)
A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Washboard
To see a washboard in your dreams, is indicative of embarrassment. If you see a woman using one, it predicts that you will let women rob you of energy and fortune.
A broken one, portends that you will come to grief and disgraceful deeds through fast living.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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