Even a washboard is not a very likely find other than in an antique shop. From Wordnik.com. [Where can I buy a pila in the US] Reference
They were now on dirt road, or rather rock road, a kind of washboard surface made by scraping away the thin topsoil. From Wordnik.com. [Kahawa]
The best way I can describe this is to experience driving on a "washboard" road. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
"The electric washboard, which is utterly Cody's instrument, is a thing unto itself. From Wordnik.com. [All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com] Reference
Mix this ambient vibration with a bit of cement dust and you have a perfect recipe for "washboard" abrasive wear. From Wordnik.com. [Reliable Plant Homepage] Reference
I may not have her washboard abs or long blond hair. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Earle McLeod: Please Quit Drooling Over My Daughter] Reference
(LAUGHTER) ... their washboard abs inspire laughter. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2005] Reference
He actually plays the washboard with a little bell on it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2006] Reference
Some, so perfect they are washboard abs inspire laughter. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2005] Reference
She went antiquing and hung an old washboard on the wall. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
I mean, I drive hundreds of miles a year on washboard roads. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
ANDERSON: And he ` s got that washboard with (UNINTELLIGIBLE). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2005] Reference
Here's a pic I took of her and her ummmm ... washboard player. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
No skimpy swimsuits, no washboard abs, no girl-cut boy-shorts. From Wordnik.com. [The Perimeter] Reference
BRYANT: It ` s not like you had to get out the washboard, though. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 2, 2005] Reference
And we washed clothes, just rub them on a washboard with our hands. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Carrie Lee Gerringer, August 11, 1979. Interview H-0077. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Or when their mates wonder when those washboard abs turned to sponge. From Wordnik.com. [Vivian Diller, Ph.D.: Men Need a 'Lift' Too: Aging Levels the Playing Field] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh! MOOS: ... their washboard abs inspire laugher. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2005] Reference
His washboard abs rippled above the white towel hanging low on his hips. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath Away]
I am not a size 6 anymore and my stomach is certainly not washboard flat. From Wordnik.com. [Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent: Why All Mommies Are Beautiful] Reference
Young girls, especially those with washboard-flat tummies, embraced the look. From Wordnik.com. [Jeans Rising] Reference
He reached for the washboard as he ceased, and smiled lovingly on his mother. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
An academic who acquires a set of washboard abs, he is idolized by his students. From Wordnik.com. [George Heymont: J.C. Lee: A Most Promising Playwright] Reference
Trained as a concert pianist, he learned to play the washboard at campaign stops. From Wordnik.com. [A Salesman Without A Sledgehammer] Reference
He literally plays the washboard, the kind, you know, people used to do laundry on. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2006] Reference
While you're at it, give away both appliances in favor of a washboard and wooden tub. From Wordnik.com. [Isabel Cowles: 50 Nifty Ways to Green 2010] Reference
He still displays his washboard gut in publicity photos, although his skin looks old. From Wordnik.com. [All the Old Dudes (And One Old Crow)] Reference
She was afeared she'd either lose it off her hand, she said, or break it on the washboard. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867] Reference
Hence, abdominal strength is important and it has an indirect effect on your washboard abs. From Wordnik.com. [Stefan Aschan: Summer Washboard Abs] Reference
Suddenly the Airbus starts to shake as if it were being dragged along a celestial washboard. From Wordnik.com. [Crossover Dreams: Turbulence on the trip to Port-au-Prince] Reference
You could use his ribs for a washboard and hang de clothes up on his hips to dry. (all laugh). From Wordnik.com. [De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts] Reference
Octagon soap on the washboard and the washboard and then rinse them and hang them on the line. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Sheila Florence, January 20, 2001. Interview K-0544. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
After watching the singer strut in a 1993 video, Rollins embarked on a quest for washboard abs. From Wordnik.com. [SMOOTH OPERATIONS] Reference
To Clean Dirty Clothesline -- Wrap it around the washboard and scrub it with a brush and soap suds. From Wordnik.com. [Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use] Reference
He scratched his chest, hoisting his T-shirt slightly and revealing a glimpse of washboard stomach. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]
So next time, when anyone instructs you to do crunches to build up your washboard abs, educate them!. From Wordnik.com. [Stefan Aschan: Summer Washboard Abs] Reference
Sheer muscle power got most of the dirt out: each item had to be rubbed against a washboard in hot, soapy water. From Wordnik.com. [Household Appliances] Reference
While it won't get you washboard Abs or even a washboard, I guarantee it will make you feel better and that's more than most diets can say. From Wordnik.com. [Charlotte Hilton Andersen: 7 Healthy Tips for the Impatient and Impulsive] Reference
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