scaleboard

[ skeyl-bawrd, -bohrd, skab-erd ]

noun
  1. a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.

  2. Printing. a thin strip of wood used in justifying.

  1. a thin sheet of wood used as veneer.

Origin of scaleboard

1
First recorded in 1705–15; scale1 + board

Words Nearby scaleboard

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British Dictionary definitions for scaleboard

scaleboard

/ (ˈskeɪlˌbɔːd, ˈskæbəd) /


noun
  1. a very thin piece of board, used for backing a picture, as a veneer, etc

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