signboard

[ sahyn-bawrd, -bohrd ]
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noun
  1. a board bearing a sign.

Origin of signboard

1
First recorded in 1625–35; sign + board

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How to use signboard in a sentence

  • On one side hung a signboard waving before a little roadside inn; on the other a blacksmith shop with its hammering.

    The Kentucky Warbler | James Lane Allen

British Dictionary definitions for signboard

signboard

/ (ˈsaɪnˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a board carrying a sign or notice, esp one used to advertise a product, event, etc

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