sideboard

English

noun
Definitions
  • (furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.
  • A board or similar barrier that forms part of the side of something.
  • (collectible card games) A set of cards that are separate from a player's primary deck, used to customize a match strategy against an opponent by enabling a player to change the composition of the playing deck.
  • (fishing) A restriction on using the right to catch a certain number of fish that was granted in relation to a different fishery.

Etymology

Compound from English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant) + English board (plank).

Origin

English

board

Gloss

plank

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