fin·ger·board (f?ng?g?r-bôrd?)n. A strip of wood on the neck of a stringed musical instrument against which the strings are pressed in playing.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.fingerboard (?f?????b??d) n (Instruments) the long strip of hard wood on a violin, guitar, or related stringed instrument upon which the strings are stopped by the fingersCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014fin?ger?board (?f?? g?r?b?rd, -?bo?rd) n. (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers. [1665?75] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.