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Definition of Drainboard
1. Noun. A board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink.
Definition of Drainboard
1. Noun. A slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on that surface, and water on those objects can drip or drain away. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drainboard
Literary usage of Drainboard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building: A General Reference Work by American School, (Chicago, Ill.) (1907)
"Plumbers drill these sink rims to attach brackets or legs, and sometimes also to
secure to them hardwood capping or drainboard. ..."
2. Sanitary, Heating and Ventilation Engineering: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1919)
"The back may extend to the end of the drainboard, as represented in Fig. ...
Omitting the back behind the drainboard, is not often done. ..."
3. Sanitary, Heating and Ventilation Engineering: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1918)
"The back may extend to the end of the drainboard, as represented in Fig. ...
Omitting the back behind the drainboard, is not often done. ..."
4. Carpentry and Contracting: A Practical Reference Work on Carpentry, Building by American Technical Society (1919)
"Plumbers drill these sink rims to attach brackets or legs, and sometimes also to
secure to them hardwood capping or drainboard. ..."
5. Household Engineering: Scientific Management in the Home by Christine Frederick, American School of Home Economics (1919)
"Remove Load i and run through wringer back on to drainboard. 6. Add more soap
and boiling water ... Finish starch preparation and lay pot on drainboard. 15. ..."
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