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A splashback; a protective panel attached to a wall.
A piece of cloth or the like hung behind a washstand to protect the wall from splashes. U.S. Obsolete exc. Historical.
Originally and chiefly North American. Any of various installations in a kitchen or bathroom designed to protect a wall, appliance, etc., from…
a panel fastened to and protecting the wall behind a sink, cooker, etc., from splashes.