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groaning board

groaning board noun: a platter of food traditionally given to the mother of a household around the time of childbirth.

Noun

groaning board (plural groaning boards)

  1. (UK, historical) A platter of food traditionally given to the mother of a household around the time of childbirth.

Forms of groaning board

pluralgroaning boards

Questions about groaning board

What does groaning board mean?
Groaning board means a platter of food traditionally given to the mother of a household around the time of childbirth.
What part of speech is groaning board?
Groaning board is a noun.
What is the plural of groaning board?
The plural of groaning board is groaning boards.

Words near groaning board in the dictionary

  1. groanest
  2. groaneth
  3. groanful
  4. groanin'
  5. groaning
  6. groaning board
  7. groaning boards
  8. groaning cheese
  9. groaning cheeses
  10. groaningly
  11. groanings

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