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pegboard

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P EH1 G B AO2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A metal board attached to the base of a metal display unit (FSDU) from which shelves, hooks or bars are attached (when bars are attached, they subsequently have pegs clipped onto them)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A perforated form of hardboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To fit or furnish with pegboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: board, gameboard

History

Etymology

From peg + board.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: pionnachlár — a perforated form of hardboard
  • Māori: papa kōputaputa — a perforated form of hardboard