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scumboard

scumboard noun: a partition in a sewage tank etc. to block the passage of floating solids.

Noun

scumboard (plural scumboards)

  1. A partition in a sewage tank etc. to block the passage of floating solids.

Forms of scumboard

pluralscumboards

Origin of scumboard

From scum + board.

Questions about scumboard

What does scumboard mean?
Scumboard means a partition in a sewage tank etc. to block the passage of floating solids.
What part of speech is scumboard?
Scumboard is a noun.
What is the plural of scumboard?
The plural of scumboard is scumboards.

Words near scumboard in the dictionary

  1. scumble
  2. scumbled
  3. scumbles
  4. scumbling
  5. scumblings
  6. scumboard
  7. scumboards
  8. scumbreath
  9. scumbreaths
  10. scumbria
  11. scumbro

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