splashboard

Example Sentences

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The stage came to a halt so violent that Jim Bailey lurched forward against the splashboard, the reins jerked out of his hands.

From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Bonner, Geraldine

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 Weyman, Stanley John

Then they stopped altogether, and she felt the shock of hoofs upon the splashboard.

From Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

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

From What Maisie Knew by James, Henry

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