Dictionary entry
Washboard
Pronunciation: /ˈwɒʃbɔːd/
Pronunciation
/ˈwɒʃbɔːd/
Myanmar Meaning
အဝတ်ဖွပ်သစ်သားခုံ။ (အဝတ်ကို ပွတ်တိုက်ရန် အထစ်ကလေးများပါသည်။)
Definition
washboard /'wɒʃbↄ:d n အဝတ္ဖြပ္သစ္သားခံု။ (အဝတ္ကို ပြတ္တိုက္ရန္ အထစ္ကေလးမ်ားပါသည္။ )
Examples
- ‘As much as I admire her adaptability
- it's hard to imagine her back in Arkansas cleaning the brood's clothing on a washboard out front lawn wise next to the stripped 47 Ford up on blocks.’
- ‘Long ago
- laundry tasks simply required a tub
- washboard
- clothesline and backbreaking labor.’
- ‘Washing happened in an enormous sink on the rooftop or in the compound
- scrubbed in cold water and using a special detergent and a stiff brush on a corrugated washboard.’
- ‘As we descended
- my behind bounced off each log we passed
- as though I were a piece of laundry being scrubbed on a washboard.’
- ‘Over the centuries other innovations were introduced and by the early decades of the nineteenth century
- most households in America used a washboard with grooves in it to wash their clothes.’
- ‘Their chores will be done with the implements of the day
- which means they will be cooking their meals over an open fire and washing their clothes with a washboard.’
- ‘While she scrubbed the garments in a soapy tub with her washboard
- Jack used clothespins to hang them upon long lines of string attached to trees.’
- ‘Perhaps students
- instead of wasting money on machines
- could just get a washboard and do their clothes in the kitchen sink.’
- ‘Featuring an old black iron
- pans
- kettles and jars
- a washboard and posser
- used for pummelling clothes
- the look is completed with a shop sign thought to be more than 100 years old.’
- ‘The women of the house rubbed each garment against the washboard over and over until the dirt came out
- using soft homemade soap.’
- ‘A quarter-century of feminism and here's advice on how to use a washboard and scrub the kitchen floor on your hands and knees.’
- ‘Mum used a mangle and a washboard so when the washing machine arrived it was a big moment.’
- ‘Instead
- they re-enact the event onstage with an inferior ‘tribute’ while a bare-chested Black displays a stomach that is less washboard and more washing machine
- a bulky turbulent affair.’
- ‘Her washboard is not some cast off piece of junk
- more a statement of gleaming health and efficiency.’
- ‘The process is simple - all you need is warm soapy water
- a washboard
- and a willingness to endure prunelike fingers.’
- ‘The washing dolly
- the washing tub or bucks
- the mangle
- types of water
- fuller's earth
- soap
- bleaching agents
- blue
- starch
- bats
- and washboards were keywords in the washing process.’
- ‘In the courtyard was The Ugly Mug Jug Band
- a fearsome foursome with a banjo
- guitar
- harmonica and jug.’
- ‘Behind the Cliffside Inn
- I heard a fiddle and a mandolin
- keeping rhythm on an old washboard and stomping on the floor.’
- ‘Phil Rourke plays tea chest box bass while Matt Elliot handles the percussion
- playing the washboard