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shoulder board
noun
, U.S. Navy.
- one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shoulder board1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
The two chains on which buckets are hung from the shoulder board, when carrying water from the well.
From Project Gutenberg
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