Kickboard

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.

    "The introductory swimming instructor carried a pile of kickboards to the pool for the children."

  2. 2
    On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals.

    "A mouse had gnawed a hole through the kickboard to nest inside the organ; she refused to use the pedals nearby."

  3. 3
    Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”).

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kickplate

Example

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"The introductory swimming instructor carried a pile of kickboards to the pool for the children."

Etymology

From kick + board.

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