Definition of "lapboard" [lap•board]

• A flat board held on the lap as a substitute for a table or desk. (noun)

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• "Height of the lapboard is usually the same as for armrests."
• "Last, but not least, there's the lapboard my grandfather made for my mother when she was 8 1926."
• "Baptiste took a last glance at the section report on his lapboard, then pushed it away and carefully stood up, feeling sluggish against the pull of gravity."