blackboard
Meanings
noun
- A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
- To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
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Etymology
From black + board, because such surfaces were once typically made of black slate.
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