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bed board

or bedboard

noun

  1. a thin, rigid board placed between a mattress and bedspring to give firm support.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bed board1

First recorded in 1675–85

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Example Sentences

The hand must be at rest, carried in a sling during the day and slung over the head to the bed-board at night.

Find og Vendelrod,' Grundtvig, No 275, has even the talking blanket (sometimes misunderstood to be a bed-board).

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