Sentence examples for washboard from inspiring English sources

'washboard' is a correct and usable word in written English
It refers to a flat rectangular board with ridged edges, used for washing clothes by hand. Example: "The old woman scrubbed the clothes on the washboard, her hands moving back and forth in a rhythmic motion."

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washboard

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A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed

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Mr Schock, who was elected in 2008, was the first "millennial" to win a seat in the House, but was known more for his flashy travel, workout routines and washboard abs than his legislative record.

He played clarinet, banjo, and washboard and in the mid-1960s performed in Dave Van Ronk's blues revival combo and with guitarist Danny Kalb as the New Strangers.

Chenier immediately recruited a washboard (frottoir) player his brother Cleveland to provide the lively, syncopated scraping that has remained a rhythmic hallmark of zydeco music.

Donegan was a banjo player in Chris Barber's Jazz Band and sang a few songs between sets, with Barber on bass and Beryl Bryden on washboard.

Apart from simple furrows, "washboard patterns" have been seen.

Among his most valuable documents are two albums of percussion demonstrations, with his own narration; 1940s recordings with the revival bands of Bunk Johnson and George Lewis; and late 1920s recordings on washboard, as well as on drum kit, with Johnny Dodds.

In the mid-1930s he led his own washboard band.

With his band, the Zodico Ramblers which, aside from the keyboard accordion and washboard, featured drums, guitar, bass, piano, and saxophone Chenier emerged as a star of rhythm and blues.

In the Britain of the impoverished post-World War II years, young musicians were delighted to discover a style that could be played on a cheap guitar, a washboard scraped with thimbles, and a tea-chest bass (a broom handle and string attached to a wooden case used for exporting tea).

Taking the already annoying "pregnancy reveal" trend to the next level, Bey ended her athletic turn on the song by dropping the mike, unbuttoning her blazer and rubbing what was an unmistakable belly where we all know previously there was nothing but a stomach that resembled a washboard.

"The dad bod says, 'I go to the gym occasionally, but I also drink heavily on the weekends and enjoy eating eight slices of pizza at a time.' It's not an overweight guy, but it isn't one with washboard abs, either".

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