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washboard

noun

wash·​board ˈwȯsh-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce washboard (audio)
ˈwäsh-
1
: a broad thin plank along a gunwale or on the sill of a lower deck port to keep out the sea
2
: baseboard
3
a
: a corrugated rectangular surface that is used for scrubbing clothes or as a percussion instrument
b
: a road or pavement so worn by traffic as to be corrugated transversely
c
: an abdominal area characterized by prominent and well-defined musculature
—usually used attributively
a bodybuilder with washboard absa washboard stomach

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Cracks appear in the surface, sometimes organized like a washboard, and sometimes a complete chaos of spires and ridges, revealing the pale blue crystalline heart of the ice below. Ted Scambos, The Conversation, 7 June 2022 Who knew that Noah Beck had an extensive skincare collection to match his washboard abs? Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 7 June 2022 If only washboard abs, hair gel, and European cut suits were enough to guarantee $100,000 commission checks delivered after a few phone calls and an argument or two! Frederick Peters, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Channing Tatum and his washboard abs are returning back to the big screen — for the third time. NBC News, 29 Nov. 2021 Keeping it extra secure in a bin of camp-kitchen gear would provide an extra bit of mental assurance when driving down washboard roads. The Editors, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2020 Lili includes four noisy spinners, two gears, a maraca in her tail, a five-bar xylophone on her back, a set of notches for a washboard sound, two clacking saddle blankets and two mallets that store in her head. Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022 Sophisticated Multimatic shocks and 33-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territorial MT tires absorb the brutal washboard bumps and dips of the Joshua tree mining road like Kong shrugging off arrows. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2022 The car glides along the road, countering pitch and lift as well as roll, and its body stays level even if the road underneath turns washboard. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of washboard was in 1742

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