knife-boardn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪfbɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪfˌbɔrd/

1. A board on which knives are cleaned.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > devices

comb-brush1611

pickler1758

pegwood1822

bottle washer1826

knife-board1829

riper1880

file-card1884

iron cloth1889

bottle-cleaner1896

soot-blower1930

1829 in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1839) IV. ii. 26 Joe Merriman,—formerly imp of the ring, slave of the knife-board, and footman of Mr. Jenkins.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvii. 329 Raggles rose from the knife-board [i.e. the position of knife-boy] to the foot-board of the carriage.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Knife-board, a piece of wood, plain, or cased with leather for cleaning and polishing table-knives.

2. A popular name for the original roof-seat on buses consisting of a double bench placed lengthways on the top. Also attributive and transferred.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > types of seat in

knife-board1852

banquette1859

garden seat1884

fauteuil1931

1852 Leech in Punch 15 May (Cartoon) You don't catch me coming out on the knife board again to make room for a party of swells.

1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. xxxiii. 262 He sat smoking on the knife-board of the omnibus.

1894 G. A. Sala London up to Date 135 There was added to the top of the 'bus two long rows of seats..which soon acquired the popular designation of the ‘knife-board’.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Dec. 1043/2 The photograph..is delightful..of a very primitive ‘knifeboard’ omnibus with its top-hatted travellers.

1963 Times 6 Feb. 11/4 Those devoted to seeing Shakespeare on his home-ground and taking the full treatment will no doubt be thankful that the Stratford Theatre is not of the old and austere style with hard benches in the pit and knife-board seats in the gallery.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	knife-board
释义	knife-boardn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪfbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈnaɪfˌbɔrd/ 1. A board on which knives are cleaned. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > devices comb-brush1611 pickler1758 pegwood1822 bottle washer1826 knife-board1829 riper1880 file-card1884 iron cloth1889 bottle-cleaner1896 soot-blower1930 1829 in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1839) IV. ii. 26 Joe Merriman,—formerly imp of the ring, slave of the knife-board, and footman of Mr. Jenkins. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvii. 329 Raggles rose from the knife-board [i.e. the position of knife-boy] to the foot-board of the carriage. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Knife-board, a piece of wood, plain, or cased with leather for cleaning and polishing table-knives. 2. A popular name for the original roof-seat on buses consisting of a double bench placed lengthways on the top. Also attributive and transferred. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > types of seat in knife-board1852 banquette1859 garden seat1884 fauteuil1931 1852 Leech in Punch 15 May (Cartoon) You don't catch me coming out on the knife board again to make room for a party of swells. 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. xxxiii. 262 He sat smoking on the knife-board of the omnibus. 1894 G. A. Sala London up to Date 135 There was added to the top of the 'bus two long rows of seats..which soon acquired the popular designation of the ‘knife-board’. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Dec. 1043/2 The photograph..is delightful..of a very primitive ‘knifeboard’ omnibus with its top-hatted travellers. 1963 Times 6 Feb. 11/4 Those devoted to seeing Shakespeare on his home-ground and taking the full treatment will no doubt be thankful that the Stratford Theatre is not of the old and austere style with hard benches in the pit and knife-board seats in the gallery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1829
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