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Definition of bed board

: a stiff thin wide board inserted usually between bedspring and mattress

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First Known Use of bed board

1945, in the meaning defined above

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“Bed board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20board. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.

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