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fallboard

fallboard noun: the hinged cover which protects the keyboard of a piano when not in use.

Noun

fallboard (plural fallboards)

  1. The hinged cover which protects the keyboard of a piano when not in use

Forms of fallboard

pluralfallboards

Origin of fallboard

From fall + board.

Questions about fallboard

What does fallboard mean?
Fallboard means the hinged cover which protects the keyboard of a piano when not in use.
What part of speech is fallboard?
Fallboard is a noun.
What is the plural of fallboard?
The plural of fallboard is fallboards.

Words near fallboard in the dictionary

  1. fallaxidin
  2. fallaxidins
  3. fallaxin
  4. fallback
  5. fallbacks
  6. fallboard
  7. fallboards
  8. Fallbrook
  9. falldown
  10. falldowns
  11. falled

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