rubboard

noun

Etymology

From rub + board.

  1. derived from *bʰers- — “tip, top
  2. inherited from *burdą — “board, plank; edge; table
  3. inherited from *bord
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as rubboard — “rub + board

Definitions

  1. A scraped percussion instrument used in zydeco music, resembling a washboard but without…

    A scraped percussion instrument used in zydeco music, resembling a washboard but without a frame, generally hung around the neck.

The neighborhood

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