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warshboard

warshboard is the pronunciation spelling of washboard.

Meaning of washboard

Noun

washboard (plural washboards)

  1. 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.1847, editorial staff, “Washing Machine”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68
  2. Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
  3. A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
  4. A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
    • washboard road
  5. (colloquial) 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.2022 November 18, Saitosa, Oversummoned, Overpowered, and Over It! Volume 2, J-Novel Club, →ISBN
  6. (dated) Baseboard; skirting board.

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Forms of warshboard

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Questions about warshboard

What is warshboard the pronunciation spelling of?
Warshboard is the pronunciation spelling of washboard.

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