washboard

== English == === Etymology === From wash +‎ board. === Pronunciation === === Noun === washboard (plural washboards) A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed. (music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument. (nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard. (road transport) A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface. washboard road (bodybuilding, colloquial) Ellipsis of washboard abs. (dated) Baseboard; skirting board. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === washboard (third-person singular simple present washboards, present participle washboarding, simple past and past participle washboarded) To produce a rippled texture on a surface. (music) To play a washboard. (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. === Further reading === washboard (laundry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia washboard (musical instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia washboarding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia