"groaning board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: groaning boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} groaning board (plural groaning boards)
  1. (UK, historical) A platter of food traditionally given to the mother of a household around the time of childbirth. Tags: UK, historical Related terms: groaning cheese
    Sense id: en-groaning_board-en-noun-Bv6DI3XP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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