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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Soon, too, she made out the insistent gnawing of a rat behind the mopboard.
From The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks by Amy Bell Marlowe
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.
From The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
There is a very funny mark on this wall, low down, near the mopboard.
From The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
You must realize that when restored it will be much more attractive than one with a plain mopboard and narrow cornice.
From Remodeled Farmhouses by Mary H. Northend
The Living Room At the left of the hallway is the living-room, which is of the simple farmhouse type, lacking a wainscot but containing a simple mopboard and paneled door.
From Remodeled Farmhouses by Mary H. Northend
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