kickboard

noun3

1. •
   A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.

   • The introductory swimming instructor carried a pile of kickboards to the pool for the children.
2. •
   On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals.

   • A mouse had gnawed a hole through the kickboard to nest inside the organ; she refused to use the pedals nearby.
3. •
   Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”).