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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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 Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
The chair flew over backwards, Piker's feet made a lovely circle, an' his head tried to insinuate itself into the mopboard.
From Happy Hawkins by Wason, Robert Alexander
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 Marlowe, Amy Bell
With a high wainscot and cornice painted ivory white, comparatively little paper is needed, which reduces the cost and permits a better paper than if the room had a simple mopboard and a tiny molding.
From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.
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 Northend, Mary H.
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