scaleboard

scaleboard
/skayl"bawrd', -bohrd', skab"euhrd/, n.
1. a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
2. Print. a thin strip of wood used in justifying.
3. a thin sheet of wood used as veneer.
[1705-15; SCALE1 + BOARD]

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