splashboard

Example Sentences

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Hume was so taken aback that he stood poised on the step of the vehicle and forgot to slip the reins into the catch on the splashboard.

From The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate by Tracy, Louis

Then, as I drew a matchbox from my pocket, he threw his reins over the splashboard, and removing his large, iron-shod boots he descended on to the road. 

From Danger! and Other Stories by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Mrs. Vansuythen obeyed, but as Mrs. Boulte leaned forward, putting her hand upon the splashboard of the dog-cart, Kurrell spoke.

From Under the Deodars by Kipling, Rudyard

Presently the driver noticed that a sturdy young rascal was on the point of climbing onto the splashboard; wherefore he cracked his whip and the britchka leapt forward with increased speed over the cobblestones.

From Dead Souls by Hogarth, D. J.

Sir Claude poked his stick at the splashboard of the cab.

From What Maisie Knew by James, Henry