drainboard

noun

Etymology

From drain + board.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as drainboard — “drain + board”

Definitions

  1. A slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on…

    A slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on that surface, and water on those objects can drip or drain away.

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