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Webster 1913 Edition


Scaleboard

Scale′boardˊ

(?; commonly [GREEK])
,
Noun.
[3d
scale
+
board
.]
1.
(Print.)
A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.
[Obs.]
Crabb.
2.
A thin veneer of leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture, and the like.
Scaleboard plane
,
a plane for cutting from a board a wide shaving forming a scaleboard.

Definition 2024


scaleboard

scaleboard

English

Noun

scaleboard (plural scaleboards)

  1. (obsolete, printing) A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Crabb to this entry?)
  2. (obsolete) A thin veneer or leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture etc.

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