splashboard

[ splash-bawrd ]

noun

1. 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.

2. backsplash ( def ).
3. Nautical. washboard ( def 3 ).

splashboard

/ ˈsplæʃˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a guard on a vehicle to protect people from splashing water, mud, etc
2. nautical another word for washboard

Word History and Origins

Origin of splashboard¹

First recorded in 1820–30; splash + board

Example Sentences

Jack Cardigan had broken a splashboard, so far as one could make out, and would not be "fit" for some time.

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Mrs. Vansuythen obeyed, but as Mrs. Boulte leaned forward, putting her hand upon the splashboard of the dog-cart, Kurrell spoke.

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His jacket was of velveteen, and he had large, iron-shod boots, which were perched upon the splashboard in front of him.

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She looked down at him as he stood with one hand resting on the splashboard, and he, looking up to her, smiled in return.

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When he had got rid of everything but half a wheel and the splashboard he bolted again.

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