scaleboard
nounEtymology From scale + board.
1
Media, Printing, Publishing Obsolete A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.
- During the time it is working down , the head and winter will require an additional scaleboard now and then , which will be ascertained by observing whether the pull produces an adequate impression1808, Caleb Stower, The Compositor's and Pressman's Guide to the Art of Printing:
2
Obsolete A thin veneer or leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture etc.
- Derived terms
- scaleboard plane