sounding-board

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sounding-board \Sound"ing-board`\, n.
   1. (Mus.) A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano,
      in a violin, and in some other musical instruments.
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   2. A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or
      rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.
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   3. pl. See {Sound boarding}, under {Sound}, a noise.
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