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chalkboard

[chawk-bawrd, -bohrd]

noun

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



chalkboard

/ ˈʃɔːˌɔː /

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): blackboard.a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of chalkboard1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; chalk + board
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Example Sentences

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For Democrats, the mere mention of his name has the same effect as nails applied to a chalkboard.

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Pat Riley once wrote on the locker room chalkboard during a playoff run, “No rebounds , no rings.”

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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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