dasher board
n.— «He said he has invested “over a couple hundred thousand dollars” in the facility, including upgrades to the rink walls, or dasher boards.» —“Three skating rinks let us escape dog days” by Terri Bryce Reeves St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Aug. 1, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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