washboard
Corrugated cleaning surface
A washboard is a ridged board, traditionally wood with a corrugated metal surface, used for scrubbing laundry by hand before washing machines became common.
The ridged surface extends to other uses: a washboard road is rough and bumpy, and washboard abs describe a stomach with pronounced muscular ridges.
In American folk and blues music, a washboard serves as a percussion instrument, played by scraping with thimbles or spoons.
Creole roots music
- percussionSound through impact
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- folkRegular common people
- skiffleFolk-jazz on improvised instruments
scraping · rhythm · spoons · acoustic · old-time · roots · Appalachia · Louisiana
Cleaning by rubbing hard
handwash · wringer · clothesline · soak · rinse · stains · lye · galvanized
Formed into parallel folds
- groovedHaving linear indentations
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
- ridgedHaving raised lines
- flutedHaving parallel grooves
rippled · striated · undulated · wavy · bumpy · rough · surface · uneven
Bundled beer cans
- coreCentral essential portion
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- shreddedTorn into strips
- tonedMuscularly firm and defined
sculpted · definition · muscles · fitness · gym · bodybuilding · workout · exercise
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- relicPreserved ancient object
heritage · classic · historical · preservation · restoration · artifact · bygone · antiquarian
zydeco
Creole roots music
- percussionSound through impact
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- folkRegular common people
skiffle · scraping · rhythm · spoons · acoustic · old-time · roots · Appalachia · Louisiana · creole
scrubbing
Cleaning by rubbing hard
soap · handwash · wringer · clothesline · soak · rinse · stains · lye · galvanized · tub
corrugated
Formed into parallel folds
fluted · rippled · striated · undulated · wavy · bumpy · rough · surface · uneven · road
six-pack
Bundled beer cans
toned · sculpted · definition · muscles · fitness · gym · bodybuilding · workout · exercise · strength
vintage
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- collectibleObject worth amassing
relic · heritage · classic · historical · preservation · restoration · artifact · bygone · antiquarian · old-fashioned
- laundrydryer, clothes dryer, fold, rinse, spin cycle
- Folk Americanared barn, quilt, weathervane, covered wagon, log cabin
- frontier gearax, axe, canteen, covered wagon, hatchet
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- music gearguitar, amplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
washboardbeer belly
Protruding abdomen from alcohol
potbelly · paunch · spare tire · gut · dad bod
- washboard stomach
- washboard roadRutted unpaved surface