gathering board

noun

A table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.

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Meanings

noungathering board (plural gathering boards)

plural gathering boards

  1. artsA table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.

    To the rear of the machine is attached a gathering board on a horizontal line with a pivot in the roller about midway between the axis and top

    1874, “United States Patent Office”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
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APA

gathering board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gathering%20board

MLA

“gathering board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gathering%20board. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gathering board,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gathering%20board.

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