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English
Etymology
From peg + board.
Noun
pegboard (countable and uncountable, plural pegboards)
- A board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games.
- 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)
- A perforated form of hardboard.
1962 July, G. Freeman Allen, “The New "Rheingold"”, in Modern Railways, page 28:[…] the loudspeakers are concealed behind the pegboard roofing in the corridors, saloons and compartments.
Translations
Verb
pegboard (third-person singular simple present pegboards, present participle pegboarding, simple past and past participle pegboarded)
- (transitive) To fit or furnish with pegboard.