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back·splash (bak′splas̸h′)

noun

a washable surface, as of ceramic tile, extending behind and above a sink, stove, or countertop, that protects a wall from liquid splashes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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