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scraperboard

scrap·er·board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skrey-per-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈskreɪ pərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
    • /skrˈeɪpəbˌɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skrey-per-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈskreɪ pərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of scraperboard word

  • abbreviation SCRAPERBOARD scratchboard. 1
  • noun scraperboard thin card covered with a layer of white china clay and a black top layer of Indian ink, which can be scraped away with a special tool to leave a white line 0
  • noun scraperboard a picture or design produced in this way 0

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Origin of scraperboard

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; scraper + board

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Parts of speech for Scraperboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scraperboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

scraperboard usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with scraperboard

  • how to make scraperboard?
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