Word: scaleboards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scale
boards
Definition: Plural of scaleboard. A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.
Morphemes:
Affix: scale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scāla
Language: la
Decoded: scala
PoS: Noun
Meaning: stairs (flight of steps)
Affix: board
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc; pasteboard.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.