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scratchboard

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[skrach-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈskrætʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below.

Etymology

Origin of scratchboard

First recorded in 1925–30; scratch + board

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