scaleboard

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noun

A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.

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Meanings

nounscaleboard (plural scaleboards)

plural scaleboards

  1. obsoletemediaA thin slip of wood used to justify a page.

    During the time it is working down , the head and winter will require an additional scaleboard now and then , which will be ascertained by observing whether the pull produces an adequate impression

    1808, Caleb Stower, The Compositor's and Pressman's Guide to the Art of Printing
  2. obsoleteA thin veneer or leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture etc.

Origin

From scale + board.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

scaleboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleboard

MLA

“scaleboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaleboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleboard.

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