rubboard
/ˈrʌbˌbɔrd/
noun
- A washboard, especially one used as a musical instrument by scraping it with a thimble or stick.
- She learned to play the rubboard from her grandfather, who was a zydeco musician.
- He played a lively tune on the rubboard at the folk festival.
- The band's rubboard player added a unique rhythm to the song.
- A board with a corrugated surface used for scrubbing clothes when washing them by hand.
- The museum displayed a rubboard and a wash tub from the 1800s.
- Before washing machines, people used a rubboard to scrub dirt out of clothes.
- She found an old rubboard in the attic, still with soap stains on it.
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