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Mopboard — Mop board , n. (Carp.) A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See {Baseboard}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mopboard — ☆ mopboard [mäp′bôrd΄ ] n. BASEBOARD … English World dictionary
mopboard — noun Date: 1853 baseboard … New Collegiate Dictionary
mopboard — noun A skirting board (to protect a wall from wet mops) … Wiktionary
mopboard — n. (British) baseboard, narrow board along the base of an interior wall … English contemporary dictionary
mopboard — noun US term for skirting … English new terms dictionary
mopboard — mop•board [[t]ˈmɒpˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. bui archit. baseboard • Etymology: 1850–55, amer … From formal English to slang
mopboard — noun a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor • Syn: ↑baseboard, ↑skirting board • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding … Useful english dictionary
Baseboard — Base board, n. (Arch.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scrubboard — Scrub board (skr[u^]b b[=o]rd), n. A baseboard; a mopboard. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
