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boards n : the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink

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boards

Plural of board
Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession. (From college boards)
A stage (as in a theater).
Structure around a rink for ice hockey.
In the context of "publishing|informal": A hardcover binding on a book.

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

examination

structure around a rink

hardcover

boards

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