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draining board

noun [C usually singular]
 
UK (US drainboard)

Definition

the place next to a sink where plates, knives, forks, etc. are left to dry after they have been washedWashing the dishes
(Definition of draining board noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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