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gathering board

gathering board noun: a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.

Noun

gathering board (plural gathering boards)

  1. A table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
    • To the rear of the machine is attached a gathering board on a horizontal line with a pivot in the roller about midway between the axis and top1874, “United States Patent Office”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office

Forms of gathering board

pluralgathering boards

Questions about gathering board

What does gathering board mean?
Gathering board means a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
What part of speech is gathering board?
Gathering board is a noun.
What is the plural of gathering board?
The plural of gathering board is gathering boards.

Words near gathering board in the dictionary

  1. gatherers
  2. gatherest
  3. gathereth
  4. gatherin'
  5. gathering
  6. gathering board
  7. gathering boards
  8. gathering coal
  9. gathering coals
  10. gathering dust
  11. gathering hoop

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