splashboard

[splash-bawrd, -bohrd]

splash·board

[splash-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
1.
a board, guard, or screen to protect from splashing, as a dashboard of a vehicle or a guard placed over a wheel to intercept water, dirt, etc.
2.
Nautical. washboard (def. 3).

Origin:
1820–30; splash + board
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Splashboard is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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splashboard (ˈsplæʃˌbɔːd)
 
n
1.  a guard on a vehicle to protect people from splashing water, mud, etc
2.  nautical another word for washboard

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