pegboard
noun
peg·board
ˈpeg-ˌbȯrd 
: material (such as fiberboard) with regularly spaced perforations into which hooks may be inserted for the storage or display of articles
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Inside, there’s an austere bedstead, ladder-back chairs, a cast-iron stove, and a wooden pegboard running along the walls—all sourced from a village near Albany.
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Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Install pegboards for hanging tools and attach shelves or dowel rods to unused wall areas.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
These designs feature pegboard sides, in which bolts can be moved at any time to lower or raise the shelf.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
Rounding the corner into the hallway, there’s a pegboard of power tools and custom shelves spilling over with cables and hardware.
—Kayla Levy, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2025
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Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Install pegboards for hanging tools and attach shelves or dowel rods to unused wall areas.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
These designs feature pegboard sides, in which bolts can be moved at any time to lower or raise the shelf.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
Rounding the corner into the hallway, there’s a pegboard of power tools and custom shelves spilling over with cables and hardware.
—Kayla Levy, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pegboard
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“Pegboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pegboard. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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