Meaning of Boards | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A stage (as in a theater).
   informal, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article
2. Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession.
   plural, plural-only
3. Structure around a rink for ice hockey.
   plural, plural-only
4. A hardcover binding on a book.
   informal, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“I’m an actress. No—not the kind you’re thinking of, lunching at the Savoy covered with jewellery, and with their photograph in every paper saying how much they love Madame So and So’s face cream. I’ve been on the boards since I was a kid of six—tumbling.”

“His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year.”

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