splashboard

Example Sentences

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I found that the clock on the splashboard required winding, and was in the act of doing this when my eyes fell upon a second person who was equally a mystery.

From The Count's Chauffeur by Le Queux, William

Some of them hit and flattened on the gable of the railway-official's house, one went through the leathern splashboard of the spider.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

When he did so reach it he became alive to the fact that a Cape cart, outspanned, with its harness hung over the splashboard, stood before the door.

From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Mitford, Bertram

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

Kitty, greatly relieved, was fastening the reins to the splashboard before getting down to light the lamps, when a man appeared around the corner of the house, and came towards her.

From Kitty Trenire by Quiller-Couch, Mabel