handboard

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Synonyms: hangboard, hardboard, sandboard, headboard, cardboard, handguard, windboard, gangboard, handload, handford, handbound, huntboard

Antonyms: hangboard, hardboard, sandboard, headboard, cardboard, handguard, windboard, gangboard, handload, handford, handbound, huntboard

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Noun

1. A [[board]] that is held in the hand or attached by a strap, used like a [[paddle]] when [[bodysurf]]ing.
2. A [[tablet]]-sized surface for writing or displaying text and images.
3. A small hand-painted wooden sign, especially one indicating the direction (and possibly distance) to a particular location.
4. A device for securing, supporting, or guiding the hand; a [[handrest]] or [[splint]].
5. A long narrow board with a [[catch]] for holding a [[dart]], [[spear]], or [[harpoon]] used as a [[throw]]ing device.
6. A [[flat]] [[surface]] with a [[handle]] on one side, used by a [[mason]] or [[plasterer]]; a [[hawk]] or [[mortarboard]].
7. An [[artist]]'s [[palette]].
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[washboard]].
9. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[salver]] or [[tray]] for carrying items such as dishes.
10. {{lb|en|leatherworking}} A hand tool used to apply pressure to [[skin]]s in order to [[finish]] them.

Verb

1. To [[bodysurf]] using a handboard.
2. To finish leather using a handboard.

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