MOPBOARD

baseboard, mopboard, skirting board

(noun) a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mopboard (plural mopboards)

A skirting board (to protect a wall from wet mops)

Source: Wiktionary


Mop"board`, n. (Carp.)

Definition: A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See Baseboard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 September 2024

IDENTIFY

(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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