Definition of "fireboard" in English

noun

1. A board or screen placed over a fireplace when it is not in use.

   • 1915, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Emancipation A stovepipe had been fitted into an iron fireboard covering the great fireplace

2. (Appalachia) A fireplace's mantel.

3. A piece of wood into which a fire drill is spun to create friction.