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Nadan Posted 14 years ago
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Produced to fit against floorboards

I don't understand the bold part. Can someone explain it to me? Thanks.
"Doc threw sponges, swabs and gloves into a plastic bucket produced to fit against floorboards and serve as a wastebasket for cars. Hey, he lived in a garage, right? Lived on an island, he'd use coconut shells. No problem."
  

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The term "floorboards" dates back to the days of the Model T and Model A Ford. As I recall, they were wooden. Of course they were the "boards" on which the driver and passengers rested their feet.

— Avangi

  • The term "floorboards" dates back to the days of the Model T and Model A Ford.
  • As I recall, they were wooden.
  • Of course they were the "boards" on which the driver and passengers rested their feet.
  • But at that time they didn't have plastics, so your bold phrase seems like a bit of an anachronism.
  • "Produced" here would mean "designed" to fit against floorboards.
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The term "floorboards" dates back to the days of the Model T and Model A Ford. As I recall, they were wooden.
Of course they were the "boards" on which the driver and passengers rested their feet.
But at that time they didn't have plastics, so your bold phrase seems like a bit of an anachronism.

"Produced" here would mean "designed" to fit against floorboards.
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Thank you very much four your answer, Avangi.
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