pegboard
Americannoun
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pegboards
plural
noun
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a board having a pattern of holes into which small pegs can be fitted, used for playing certain games or keeping a score
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another name for solitaire
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hardboard perforated by a pattern of holes in which articles may be pegged or hung, as for display
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But when she left Cambridge in 2001, she donated her famous kitchen — pegboard walls, towering countertops and all — to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, where it remains on display.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The first task involved picking up pegs from a pegboard one at a time with just the Third Thumb and placing them in a basket.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
A wall-hung pegboard with more hooks is a practical means of keeping things simple and visible and ensures that your favorite tools, gloves, sunscreen and garden hat are always handy.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Lauren Shaver of Bless’er House painted a pegboard in her small combination laundry room/mudroom white, then added metal baskets for cleaning supplies and hooks for dustpans and brooms.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
The keys to the Halliday family car were on a pegboard next to the refrigerator.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Interior designers are also finding other fun and interesting ways to incorporate pegboards in homes.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
The Perfect Home Office has dark walls covered in art and pegboards and a dramatic lamp for light.
From The Verge ● Aug. 3, 2022
Wall Control pegboards are a great option for hanging pots, pans, and utensils in a small kitchen.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2019
Eric Mack has worked out a deft combination of painting and sculpture using swatches of fabric, distressed clothing, rope, clamps, pegboards, packing blankets and paint.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2015
It shines on spilled toolboxes and broken pegboards and a dozen unbroken jars full of screws and nails.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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