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string⋅board

[string-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun
a board or facing covering the ends of the steps in a staircase.

Origin:
1695–1705; string + board
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string·board   (strĭng'bôrd', -bōrd')   
n.  A board that runs along the side of a staircase to support or cover the ends of the steps.
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