pegboard

American  

[peg-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈpɛgˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. a board having holes into which pegs are placed in specific patterns, used for playing or scoring certain games.

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pegboard British  

/ ˈpɛɡˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a board having a pattern of holes into which small pegs can be fitted, used for playing certain games or keeping a score

2. another name for solitaire

3. hardboard perforated by a pattern of holes in which articles may be pegged or hung, as for display

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Etymology

Origin of pegboard

First recorded in 1895–1900; peg + board

Example Sentences

Pegboard can be installed on a wall, the side of a cabinet, an island or the back of a door.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

Pegboard had a starring role in Julia Child’s Cambridge, Mass., kitchen, now enshrined at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in D.C.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

Pegboard is a “huge space-saver” in home workspaces, Lyon says.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

Pegboard is the altar of the weekend hobbyist, home to the literal tools of his worship — not crucifix or thurible, but claw hammer and crescent wrench, each hanging neatly on its own hook.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2016