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gathering boards

gathering boards is the plural of gathering board.

Meaning of gathering board

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

Questions about gathering boards

What is gathering boards the plural of?
Gathering boards is the plural of gathering board.

Words near gathering boards in the dictionary

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

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