sideboard

[sahyd-bawrd, -bohrd]

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noun

a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.

a board forming a side or a part of a side; sidepiece.

sideboards, Slang. side whiskers.

Origin of sideboard

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at side¹, board

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Related Words for sideboard

cupboard, table, closet, buffet, credenza

Examples from the Web for sideboard

Historical Examples of sideboard

You took no drink; the sideboard stands open; my fruit has disappeared.
The Boy Life of Napoleon
Eugenie Foa
Bishop then came undesignedly sidling in the direction of the sideboard.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.
The Avenger
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Louise strolled to the sideboard and helped herself to a sandwich.
The Avenger
E. Phillips Oppenheim
She helped herself to soda water from a siphon on the sideboard.
The Avenger
E. Phillips Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for sideboard

sideboard

noun

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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Word Origin and History for sideboard

"table placed near the side of a room or hall" (especially one where food is served), c.1300, from side (adj.) + board (n.1).