Definitions
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- noun uncountable, countable Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface.
- noun countable A
shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind anoven top, kitchensink , and industrial facilities, construction sites etc, in order to catch splashes of liquid.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Quokka, that’s because you didn’t dodge the splashback from the malteser chunder bucket.
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Hasanali Khoja, 60, would not have any direct or indirect contact with pork products, even if using gloves and tongs, claiming that 'splashback' from frying would breach the requirements of his faith.
Muslim chef refused to cook bacon.... GayandRight 2009
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Sook showed surprising agility by leaning over the seat, grabbing the offending can, and pivoting to hurl its contents out her open window without splashback.
Archive 2010-05-01 2010
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Your enemy is not, in reality, the telly, or the computer, or the teetering pile of personal admin, or the half-finished tiled splashback.
Busy doing nothing? Pat yourself on the back | Observer editorial 2011
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The makeshift splashback of tiles was brought back from Cochin in Kerala, India, and was the starting point for the colour scheme (Aqua from Zoffany Paints is a good match).
Anatomy of style: Vintage Hannah Booth 2010
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Sook showed surprising agility by leaning over the seat, grabbing the offending can, and pivoting to hurl its contents out her open window without splashback.
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‘The biggest trend at the minute is people wanting storage integrated into a splashback’, says Mark Dyson.
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The Google folks noticed that the negative splashback drenched them and did nothing to Verizon.
Harold Feld: What Congressional Dems Have To Fear If The FCC Bungles Net Neutrality. 2010
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The Google folks noticed that the negative splashback drenched them and did nothing to Verizon.
Harold Feld: What Congressional Dems Have To Fear If The FCC Bungles Net Neutrality. 2010
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The Google folks noticed that the negative splashback drenched them and did nothing to Verizon.
Harold Feld: What Congressional Dems Have To Fear If The FCC Bungles Net Neutrality. 2010
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