washboard
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
washboard; laundry board
neutralA household tool used for hand-washing clothes by rubbing them against its ridged surface to remove dirt.
Lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
rén人
guò过
qù去
cháng常
yòng用
cuō搓
bǎn板
xǐ洗
yī衣
fu服
。
The older generation used to wash clothes with a washboard.
Zhè这
ge个
mù木
zhì制
cuō搓
bǎn板
shàng上
de的
héng横
cáo槽
yǐ已
jīng经
mó磨
sǔn损
le了
。
The ridges on this wooden washboard are already worn down.
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Zài在
xǐ洗
yī衣
jī机
pǔ普
jí及
zhī之
qián前
，
cuō搓
bǎn板
shì是
jiā家
tíng庭
bì必
bèi备
de的
xǐ洗
yī衣
gōng工
jù具
。
Before washing machines became common, the washboard was an essential laundry tool in every household.