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noun
a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting.
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Idioms about drawing board
back to the drawing board, back to the original or an earlier stage of planning or development: Our plan didn't work out, so it's back to the drawing board.
on the drawing board, in the planning or design stage: The shopping center is still on the drawing board.
Origin of drawing board
First recorded in 1715â25
Words nearby drawing board
draw gear, drawhole, draw in, drawing, drawing account, drawing board, drawing card, drawing chisel, drawing frame, drawing-in, drawing pin
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British Dictionary definitions for drawing board
drawing board
noun
a smooth flat rectangular board on which paper, canvas, etc, is placed for making drawings
back to the drawing board return to an earlier stage in an enterprise because a planned undertaking has failed
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Other Idioms and Phrases with drawing board
drawing board
see back to the drawing board.
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