What is a board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard called?
washboard — A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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