MOPBOARD


Meaning of MOPBOARD in English

/mop"bawrd', -bohrd'/ , n.

baseboard (def. 1).

[ 1850-55, Amer.; MOP 1 + BOARD, so called because it adjoins the floor surface, which is cleaned by a mop ]

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