Meaning of Washboard | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
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.
5. Ellipsis of washboard abs.
   abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
6. Baseboard; skirting board.
   dated

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Examples

“washboard road”

“It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad.”

“Franklin is beside himself, revving up the engine in the pickup. As I jump in, he spins out and takes off up the road in the direction the plane came from, bouncing dangerously over washboards and ruts.”

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