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▸ noun: (music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
▸ noun: (nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
▸ noun: (road transport) A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
▸ noun: (dated) Baseboard; skirting board.
▸ verb: To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
▸ verb: (music) To play a washboard.
▸ verb: (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.
▸ noun: (bodybuilding, colloquial) Ellipsis of washboard abs. [(bodybuilding) six-pack (highly developed set of abdominal muscles)]
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splashboard,
washtub,
washing ball,
dash-wheel,
wash basket,
washpan,
washcloth,
wash-ball,
face washer,
wringer,
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