breadboard
- noun
- /ˈbrɛdˌbɔrd/
- When he and the last one had their final quarrel—she threw the breadboard—he was nearly fifty-five, and he gave up on love, save the memory of it.
Examples
-
She placed the freshly kneaded dough on the breadboard to rise before baking.
-
I'd say that to the judge, too, if they really did subpoena my father, and I'd say how he left me fresh-cut slices of pumpernickel on the breadboard each morning so I could have toast with my cereal.
Fiction book (1991) -
It looks interesting; I like that it is breadboard-friendly.
Blog text (30) -
As she stood over the breadboard with a knife, she said a prayer of thanks that she'd baked bread yesterday, even though it wasn't her usual day.
Fiction book (1991) -
Product lines include lab supplies, tables and breadboards, optomechanical hardware, motion control products, fiber optics, laser lab instruments, laser diodes, optics, and polarization tools.
Academic text (2004) -
After slicing the loaf, he carefully arranged the pieces on the breadboard.
-
To prevent sticking, she sprinkled flour on the breadboard before rolling out the dough.
Synonyms
A long flat piece of wood used for building or making furniture
A flat board used to cut food like meat or vegetables
A flat board used for cutting food like meat or vegetables
A large flat wooden board for rolling or kneading dough
A board used for cutting bread and working dough
A large flat wooden board you use to work dough by hand
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Breadboard is simply the two words bread and board put together, where 'board' means a flat piece of wood once used for kneading or cutting bread. That's why a breadboard is a simple flat board for preparing or slicing bread.