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guideboard

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[gahyd-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈgaɪdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a large board or sign, usually mounted on a post, giving directions to travelers.

Etymology

Origin of guideboard

First recorded in 1800–10; guide + board

Example Sentences

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There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.

From Bound to Rise by Alger, Horatio

They are the guideboard knocks that point us to the higher pathway.

From The University of Hard Knocks by Parlette, Ralph

He took the right guideboard, and the "Please-everybody" Governor did him a good service when he showed him that to become a printer in Philadelphia would bring him influence, fame, and fortune.

From True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin by Pierce, H. Winthrop

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