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blackboard

noun
/ˈblækbɔɹd/US/ˈblækbɔːd/UK

Etymology

From black + board, because such surfaces were once typically made of black slate.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as blackboard — “black + board”

Definitions

  1. A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be…

    A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.

  2. To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA