splashboard
Americannoun
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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.
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Nautical. washboard.
noun
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a guard on a vehicle to protect people from splashing water, mud, etc
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nautical another word for washboard
Etymology
Origin of splashboard
Example Sentences
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Then, as I drew a matchbox from my pocket, he threw his reins over the splashboard, and removing his large, iron-shod boots he descended on to the road.
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan
Mrs. Vansuythen obeyed, but as Mrs. Boulte leaned forward, putting her hand upon the splashboard of the dog-cart, Kurrell spoke.
From Under the Deodars by Kipling, Rudyard
She looked down at him as he stood with one hand resting on the splashboard, and he, looking up to her, smiled in return.
From The Slave of the Lamp by Merriman, Henry Seton
But the chase, if chase were given, was vain from the first: for Dapple tore along as though the devil himself sat behind the splashboard.
From Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
I found that the clock on the splashboard required winding, and was in the act of doing this when my eyes fell upon a second person who was equally a mystery.
From The Count's Chauffeur by Le Queux, William
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