sideboard
a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
sideboards, Slang. side whiskers.
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How to use sideboard in a sentence
Next he went to the sideboard and brought forth the various ingredients for the toddy.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaInga glanced at him, and going over to the sideboard, lit two candles and placed them on either side of him.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThe new-comer approached the sideboard, leaned languidly upon her elbow, and picked up a half-blown bud at random from the pile.
At Last | Marion HarlandThere was a settee, a mahogany sideboard, where the former owner was accustomed to quaff his wines and liquors.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.And going to the sideboard he poured out three glasses of a light, foaming beer.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories | John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for sideboard
/ (ˈsaɪdˌbɔːd) /
a piece of furniture intended to stand at the side of a dining room, with drawers, cupboards, and shelves to hold silver, china, linen, etc
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