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splashboard

[ splash-bawrd ]
/ ˈsplæʃˌbɔrd /
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noun
a board, guard, or screen to protect from splashing, as a dashboard of an open carriage or a guard placed over a wheel to intercept water, dirt, etc.:He threw his reins over the splashboard and descended to the road.
Nautical. washboard (def. 3).
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Origin of splashboard

First recorded in 1820–30; splash + board
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British Dictionary definitions for splashboard

splashboard
/ (ˈsplæʃˌbɔːd) /

noun
a guard on a vehicle to protect people from splashing water, mud, etc
nautical another word for washboard (def. 4b)
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