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Washboards

A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.

📖 Definitions of "Washboards"

noun

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.

verb

1
To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
2
To play a washboard.
3
(bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.

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