bedboard
nounUK /ˈbɛdbɔːd/
US /ˈbɛdbɔːrd/
A bedboard is the flat hard part under a bed's mattress that holds it up.
Dad slid the bedboard into the frame before we put the mattress on.
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2. A board placed at the head of a bed or against a wall to protect it.
They nailed a bedboard to the wall so the paint wouldn't get scuffed.
3. A flat board used as a simple bed or sleeping surface.
The hikers slept on wooden bedboards in the cabin.
4. A board forming part of a bed frame in furniture construction.
The carpenter replaced the cracked bedboard on the old oak bed.