cooling board

noun South Midland and Southern U.S. Older Use.

a plank for laying out a corpse.

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Nearby words

coolidge, coolidge tube, coolidge, calvin, coolie, coolie hat, cooling board, cooling degree-day, cooling tower, cooling-off period, coolly, coolness

Origin of cooling board

First recorded in 1850–55

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