What does "backboard" mean?
Backboard: A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a wagon.
Additional senses
- 2.A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc.
- 3.A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddies into the interior of the wheel. W. Nicholson.
- 4.A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure. Thackeray.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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