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scaleboard

scaleboard noun: a thin slip of wood used to justify a page.

Noun

scaleboard (plural scaleboards)

  1. (obsolete) A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.
    • During the time it is working down , the head and winter will require an additional scaleboard now and then , which will be ascertained by observing whether the pull produces an adequate impression1808, Caleb Stower, The Compositor's and Pressman's Guide to the Art of Printing
  2. (obsolete) A thin veneer or leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture etc.

Forms of scaleboard

pluralscaleboards

Origin of scaleboard

From scale + board.

Words formed from scaleboard

Phrases with scaleboard

Questions about scaleboard

What does scaleboard mean?
Scaleboard means a thin slip of wood used to justify a page.
What part of speech is scaleboard?
Scaleboard is a noun.
What is the plural of scaleboard?
The plural of scaleboard is scaleboards.

Words near scaleboard in the dictionary

  1. scalebacks
  2. scalebar
  3. scalebars
  4. scalebeam
  5. scalebeams
  6. scaleboard
  7. scaleboard plane
  8. scaleboard planes
  9. scaleboards
  10. scalebound
  11. scaled

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