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ironing board

noun

: a flat, padded surface on which clothes are ironed

Full Definition of IRONING BOARD

: a flat padded cloth-covered surface on which clothes are ironed

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First Known Use of IRONING BOARD

1833

Rhymes with IRONING BOARD

across-the-board, bulletin board, extension cord, go by the board, misericord, off-the-record, out of one's gourd, particleboard

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