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 Harold Avery
I have a bag close at hand on the splashboard, where I keep the road-book or guide, the map of the county through which I am passing, and my pens, ink, pencils, and note-books.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
Ben stood aside then but, as the carriage passed him, he laid his hand on the splashboard and walked beside it.
From The Great House by Stanley John Weyman
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 D. J. Hogarth
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 Louis Tracy
