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packboard

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[pak-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈpækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.

Etymology

Origin of packboard

First recorded in 1935–40; pack 1 + board

Example Sentences

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The final event of the day was the 600-yd. packboard relay race, with a 50-lb. sack of sand strapped to the pack-board.

From Time Magazine Archive

He lashed the gas can solidly to his packboard, slipped the end of the hose into the flexible spout and wired it tight.

From Cat and Mouse by Dongen, H. R. van

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