mopboard
[
mop
-bawrd, -bohrd]
/ˈmɒpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
noun
1.
baseboard
(def 1).
Origin
1850-55,
Americanism;
mop
1
+
board
, so called because it adjoins the floor surface, which is cleaned by a mop
British Dictionary definitions for
mopboard
mopboard
/
ˈmɒpˌbɔːd
/
noun
1.
a US word for
skirting board