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scaleboard

[ skeyl-bawrd, -bohrd, skab-erd ]

noun

  1. a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
  2. Printing. a thin strip of wood used in justifying.
  3. a thin sheet of wood used as veneer.


scaleboard

/ ˈskæbəd; ˈskeɪlˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. a very thin piece of board, used for backing a picture, as a veneer, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scaleboard1

First recorded in 1705–15; scale 1 + board

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