mopboard

American  

[mop-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈmɒpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. baseboard.

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mopboard British  

/ ˈmɒpˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a US word for skirting board

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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

Will you—will you go over there in the corner by the door and look behind the mopboard?

From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.

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 Northend, Mary H.

There is a corresponding opening in the mopboard in the next room, although no attempt is made to so carefully conceal it, as no one is ever admitted to it.

From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life by Hawthorne, Julian

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

"I presume," she said, with her back toward him, as she straightened the table accurately against the mopboard, "that you can let me have the little house at Grant's Corner."

From Dr. Breen's Practice by Howells, William Dean