ironing board

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noun

a flat, cloth-covered board or other surface, often foldable and having legs, on which clothing, linens, or similar articles are ironed.

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Origin of ironing board

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby ironing board

iron horse, ironic, ironical, ironically, ironing, ironing board, ironist, ironize, iron-jawed, iron law of wages, iron lung

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How to use ironing board in a sentence

Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.
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On his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.
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The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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The fate of AirAsia Flight 8501 and the 162 souls on board is a tragedy, but it will not remain a mystery for much longer.
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The Spaniards captured two schooners, having on board 22 officers and 30 men, all of whom were hanged or sent to the mines.
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She had just left the wharf at Cincinnati for Louisville, with 225 passengers on board, of whom but 124 were saved.
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The patache was never seen again, and there is not much doubt that it was lost with all hands on board.
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Hoosier hurried on board the boat, and followed Dick's instructions to the letter.
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For the purpose of ascertaining the Board's powers in this connection the opinion of the Attorney General has been requested.
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British Dictionary definitions for ironing board

ironing board

noun

a board, usually on legs, with a suitable covering on which to iron clothes

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