"knifeboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knifeboards [plural]
Etymology: knife + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|knife|board}} knife + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} knifeboard (plural knifeboards)
  1. A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
    Sense id: en-knifeboard-en-noun-OAGc4zBf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 31 18
  2. (historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams. Tags: attributive, historical
    Sense id: en-knifeboard-en-noun-D5yS1gvi
  3. (historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus. Tags: broadly, historical
    Sense id: en-knifeboard-en-noun-NhFo3UKp

Inflected forms

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