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rubboard

rubboard noun: a scraped percussion instrument used in zydeco music, resembling a washboard but without a frame, generally hung around the neck.

Noun

rubboard (plural rubboards)

  1. A scraped percussion instrument used in zydeco music, resembling a washboard but without a frame, generally hung around the neck.

Synonyms of rubboard

Forms of rubboard

pluralrubboards
alternative formrub board
alternative formrub-board

Origin of rubboard

From rub + board.

Words formed from rubboard

Questions about rubboard

What does rubboard mean?
Rubboard means a scraped percussion instrument used in zydeco music, resembling a washboard but without a frame, generally hung around the neck.
What part of speech is rubboard?
Rubboard is a noun.
What is the plural of rubboard?
The plural of rubboard is rubboards.

Words near rubboard in the dictionary

  1. rubblized
  2. rubblizes
  3. rubblizing
  4. rubbly
  5. Rubbo
  6. rubboard
  7. rubboardist
  8. rubboardists
  9. rubboards
  10. Rubbos
  11. rubby

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