scumboard

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noun

A partition in a sewage tank etc. to block the passage of floating solids.

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Meanings

nounscumboard (plural scumboards)

plural scumboards

  1. A partition in a sewage tank etc. to block the passage of floating solids.

Origin

From scum + board.

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Cite this entry
APA

scumboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scumboard

MLA

“scumboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scumboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scumboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scumboard.

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