sideboard

[ sahyd-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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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.

Nearby words

side-valve engine, side-wheel, sidearm, sideband, sidebar, sideboard, sideboards, sidebone, sideburns, sidecar, sidecheck

Origin of sideboard

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

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Examples from the Web for sideboard

Gazebee had got a bargain of the dinner-table and sideboard.
The Small House at Allington|Anthony Trollope
Accordingly, she opened her sideboard, and produced a choice variety of her store.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848|Various
As he spoke, he crossed to the sideboard, took up a bedroom candlestick, and lit it from one that stood on the table.
Beaumaroy Home from the Wars|Anthony Hope
The door of one of the cupboards in the sideboard was half open.
The Kingdom of the Blind|E. Phillips Oppenheim

He turned to Ellen, who was busying herself at the sideboard.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo

British Dictionary definitions for sideboard

sideboard

/ (ˈsaɪdˌbɔːd) /

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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