Hi, Pat Catchpole wrote:
> Finally, as there are several people asking trivia questions on the list at
> present here's mine:- "Why is the dash board called a dash board?"
> My understanding is that on the first buggies, cutters, sleights,
democrats, wagons, etc (ie horse drawn vehicles), the board at the front
of the vehicle is where the mud, stones, horse droppings would 'dash'
against, protecting the passengers.
Sound logical?
Cheers, Fred
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