Baseboard
Pronunciation : Base"board
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard.
(Arch.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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