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fin⋅ger⋅board

[fing-ger-bawrd,-bohrd]
–noun
1. (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
2. keyboard.

Origin:
1665–75; finger + board
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fin·ger·board   (fĭng'gər-bôrd', -bōrd')   
n.  A strip of wood on the neck of a stringed musical instrument against which the strings are pressed in playing.
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