Splashboard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Splashboard is a noun meaning A guard towards the front of a horse-drawn vehicle, to prevent splashing by mud or water from the road.
Meaning
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.
Word Forms
- splashboards
Synonyms for splashboard
Depending on context, synonyms include dashboard, washboard.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dashboard, washboard, splatcher, mudflap, plasher, splashback.
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