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washboards

washboards is the plural of washboard.

washboards is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Phrases with washboards

Questions about washboards

What is washboards the plural of?
Washboards is the plural of washboard.

Words near washboards in the dictionary

  1. washboarded
  2. washboarding
  3. washboardings
  4. washboardist
  5. washboardists
  6. washboards
  7. Washbourne
  8. washbowl
  9. washbowls
  10. Washbrook
  11. Washbrooks

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