scraperboard

[ skrey-per-bawrd, -bohrd ]

Origin of scraperboard

1
First recorded in 1890–95; scraper + board

Words Nearby scraperboard

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British Dictionary definitions for scraperboard

scraperboard

/ (ˈskreɪpəˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. thin card covered with a layer of white china clay and a black top layer of Indian ink, which can be scraped away with a special tool to leave a white line

  2. a picture or design produced in this way

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