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chalkboard

[ chawk-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

  1. a blackboard, especially a green or other light-colored one.


chalkboard

/ ˈʃɔːˌɔː /

noun

  1. a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)blackboard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of chalkboard1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; chalk + board
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“The concept was I'm standing in front of a chalkboard with chalk in my hand, and I don't know how to solve the easy thing in front of me,” he recalled.

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As people wind through the queue of the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride, they’re greeted by a chalkboard message left by the princess.

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I have invented eight hundred different flavors—but not a single one has ever gone up on that chalkboard.

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She erased the chalkboard and gathered up her papers.

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Memorabilia autographed by female athletes covered the walls, with a painting of U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach mounted above the chalkboard beer menu.

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