splashboard

Example Sentences

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I seized the reins in the nick of time, just as they were slipping over the splashboard, and bracing myself for the effort, succeeded in bringing the team to a standstill.

From Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Avery, Harold

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.

My preserver sat half in and half out of the carriage, leaning his white, well-shaped hand upon the splashboard.

From Kate Coventry An Autobiography by Whyte-Melville, G. J.

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

His jacket was of velveteen, and he had large, iron-shod boots, which were perched upon the splashboard in front of him.

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan