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chalkboard

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chalk⋅board

[chawk-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun
a blackboard, esp. a green or other light-colored one.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; chalk + board

black⋅board

[blak-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun
a sheet of smooth, hard material, esp. dark slate, used in schools, lecture rooms, etc., for writing or drawing on with chalk.
Also called chalkboard.
Compare greenboard.


Origin:
1815–25; black + board
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chalk·board   (chôk'bôrd', -bōrd')   
n.  A smooth hard panel, usually green or black, for writing on with chalk; a blackboard.
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