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