WASHBOARD


Meaning of WASHBOARD in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Usage: often attributive

1. : a broad thin plank fixed along a gunwale or set on the sill of a lower deck port to keep out the sea — called also washstrake, wasteboard

2. : baseboard

3.

a. : a corrugated rectangular surface (as of zinc or glass) in a wooden frame on which clothes are rubbed in washing

b. : a road or pavement so worn by traffic as to be corrugated transversely

c. : a corrugated surface (as of glass or wood)

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