stringboard

[ string-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun
  1. a board or facing covering the ends of the steps in a staircase.

Origin of stringboard

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; string + board

Words Nearby stringboard

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British Dictionary definitions for stringboard

stringboard

/ (ˈstrɪŋˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a skirting that covers the ends of the steps in a staircase: Also called: stringer

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