topboard

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noun

The top board of a windchest, upon which the organ pipes stand.

OriginEnglish board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord →
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Meanings

nountopboard (plural topboards)

plural topboards

  1. entertainmentThe top board of a windchest, upon which the organ pipes stand.

Origin

  1. Englishtop
  2. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  4. Old Englishbord
  5. Middle Englishbord
  6. Englishboard
  7. Englishtopboard

From top + board.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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