Shopboard

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tradesman's counter or table where goods for sale are displayed. historical
  2. 2
    A workbench or platform on which a tradesman, especially a tailor, sits to work. historical

    "[N]or is there any place to let your legs hang down in, passengers sitting upon a platform like tailors on their shopboard."

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countershowcase

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"[N]or is there any place to let your legs hang down in, passengers sitting upon a platform like tailors on their shopboard."

Etymology

From shop + board.

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