mopboard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mopboard
1850–55, mop 1 + board, so called because it adjoins the floor surface, which is cleaned by a mop
Example Sentences
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You must realize that when restored it will be much more attractive than one with a plain mopboard and narrow cornice.
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Soon, too, she made out the insistent gnawing of a rat behind the mopboard.
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Will you—will you go over there in the corner by the door and look behind the mopboard?
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The slightest sound broke his sleep—the gnawing of a mouse behind the mopboard, or a change in the wind; and then insomnia seized upon him.
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The chair flew over backwards, Piker's feet made a lovely circle, an' his head tried to insinuate itself into the mopboard.
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