drainboardn.
/ˈdreɪnbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈdreɪnˌbɔrd/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
= draining-board n. at draining n. Compounds 2.
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1905 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 115. 542/2 Nickel plated brass strainer and 24-inch enameled iron drain board with end piece.
1945 B. Macdonald Egg & I (1946) 95 Along one wall were a sink and drain-boards.
1956 ‘N. Shute’ Beyond Black Stump i. 24 He went into the kitchen and unloaded five small trout..on to the steel drainboard.
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