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Splashboard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A guard towards the front of a horse-drawn vehicle, to prevent splashing by mud or water from the road.

    "The old driver was hanging over the splash-board like some grotesque scarecrow, his arms dangling absurdly in front of him."

  2. 2
    protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. wordnet
  3. 3
    protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side wordnet

Etymology

From splash + board.

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