washboard

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis) Ellipsis of washboard abs.
6. (dated) Baseboard; skirting board.

Verb

1. To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
2. To play a washboard.
3. 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.

Konzepte

Waschbrett

Washboard

Synonyme

splashboard

splasher

Übersetzungen

planche à laver

fusta de rentar

planche a laver

battente

battimare

wasbord

lavadero

لوح الغسيل

girintili çıkıntılı yol

κυματοθραύστης

σκαφίδι πλυσίματος

Etymologie (Englisch)

From wash + board.