washboar

n. 1. A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also wasteboard. Mar. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ]