lapboard

[ lap-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a thin, flat board to be held on the lap for use as a table or writing surface.

lapboard

/ ˈlæpˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a flat board that can be used on the lap as a makeshift table or desk

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapboard¹

First recorded in 1830–40; lap ¹ + board

Example Sentences

For, one morning, I found him ruling a sheet of paper on a lapboard—he had fumed until the nurse had given him his pen.

From Project Gutenberg

Only once had he set Cropsie and his lapboard literature aside, and followed his own impulse.

From Project Gutenberg

Jasper arose, put down his lapboard, shut his knife and with a serious air said to the old darkey.

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