fireboard

[ fahyuh r-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

a board used to close a fireplace.

Chiefly South Midland U.S. a mantel; mantelpiece.

Origin of fireboard

First recorded in 1820–30; fire + board

Presently she turned to her task of restoring the motto on the fireboard.

The Shield of Silence |Harriet T. Comstock
The flat piece of spruce for your fireboard should be about two feet long and a little less than one inch thick.

On the Trail |Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard
To the bow must be added the twirling-stick and fireboard (Fig. 76).

On the Trail |Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard
Old Claus clenched his fist, and resolved that if he heard the sound of a blow, that fireboard would go down.

Around the Yule Log |Willis Boyd Allen

One girl holds the spindle and steadies the fireboard while the other does the twirling.

On the Trail |Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard