Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

splashboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: splash-board
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guard towards the front of a horse-drawn vehicle, to prevent splashing by mud or water from the road.

Example Sentences

"The old driver was hanging over the splash-board like some grotesque scarecrow, his arms dangling absurdly in front of him."
"Reluctantly Cora handed up the basket and was hauled up over the splash-board herself, and bumped down on the chaffbags as Ted Farrell clicked up the horse again."

Etymology

From splash + board.

Inflected Forms

splashboards (plural)

Synonyms

splasher dashboard washboard

Questions

What does splashboard mean?: A guard towards the front of a horse-drawn vehicle, to prevent splashing by mud or water from the road.
Where does splashboard come from?: From splash + board.

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