Miller wrote: “To see a washboard in your dreams, is indicative of embarrassment.”
The historical account
These are the authors’ historical interpretations. Their forecasts and period judgments are preserved as source material, not as predictions or established meanings for your dream.
Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Washboard · Heading 2167; source lines 23824–23833 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To see a washboard in your dreams, is indicative of embarrassment. If you see a woman using one, it predicts that you will let women rob you of energy and fortune.
A broken one, portends that you will come to grief and disgraceful deeds through fast living.
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