A shelf, rack, or board used for storing, organizing, or drying dishes in a kitchen.
From dish (Old English disc, from Latin discus) + board (Old English bord). This compound word emerged in Middle English as kitchens became more standardized and needed dedicated storage spaces.
The dishboard is a ancestor of the modern dish rack—examining old dishboards in museum kitchens reveals how medieval and Renaissance people organized their precious ceramics and wooden plates long before kitchen cabinets existed.
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