Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The board used by tailors in pressing sleeves.
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Examples
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The tailor's children are having some fun, and, with the help of an old chair and their father's sleeve-board, have made themselves a shop.
Child-Land Picture-Pages for the Little Ones Oscar Pletsch 1859
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"And here's a pen to write it with," cried out another, holding up the sleeve-board, with which they had been playing the game.
The King's Own Frederick Marryat 1820
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He was extended across the table, face downwards; the lapels of his coat thrown up, and two dozen blows, with the sleeve-board, were administered with such force, that his shrieks were even louder than the laughter and vociferation of his assailants.
The King's Own Frederick Marryat 1820
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a sleeve-board, which they had borrowed from the marine tailor, who was working on the main-deck, lay in the centre, and they pretended to be at work with their needles on the coat.
The King's Own Frederick Marryat 1820
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