Definition of "drawing-board" [drawing-board]

• A board on which paper is stretched for use in drawing. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "MC: How many hours a week do you spend be on the strip, from drawing-board time to syndicate dealings to promotion or other matters?"
• "He pictured to himself a cross-section through that brain, painted neatly with grey water-colour on a sheet of paper stretched on a drawing-board with drawing pins."
• "This time, new regulations are still in the drawing-board stage -- and the finance lobby is already fighting against even the most basic protections for consumers."