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EYE-uh-ningb-ord/ˈaɪənɪŋ bɔːd/

An ironing board (id: ironing-board) is a folding board with a padded top, used when you iron clothes. An iron is the hot tool; a table is not heatproof. Boarding: the ironing board is booked; an iron on a duvet is a fire risk.

Meaning

A folding board with a padded top, used when you iron clothes.

Examples

• “The boarding ironing board is booked; an iron on a duvet is a fire risk.”
• “An ironing board in halls still needs a cool-down; folding it hot is a burn in the accident book.”

Good to know

an ironing board. Contrast: an iron / a table. Boarding / halls. Countable boards. Mix-up: ironing is the job; the board is the stand, not the metal iron.

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