Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A board sliding in grooves.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A board sliding in grooves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
board sliding ingrooves .
Etymologies
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slip + board
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Examples
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I got with much difficulty out of my hammock, having first ventured to draw back the slipboard on the roof already mentioned, contrived on purpose to let in air, for want of which I found myself almost stifled.
Gulliver's Travels 1896
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I got with much difficulty out of my hammock, having first ventured to draw back the slipboard on the roof already mentioned, contrived on purpose to let in air, for want of which I found myself almost stifled.
The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Eva March Tappan 1892
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