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fretboard
[ fret-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈfrɛtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
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noun
a fingerboard with frets, as on a guitar.
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How to use fretboard in a sentence
White had no choice but to let go of his fretboard—to let his Kay Hollowbody go silent.
British Dictionary definitions for fretboard
fretboard
/ (ˈfrɛtbɔːd) /
noun
a fingerboard with frets on a stringed musical instrument
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