clapboard
1[ klab-erd, klap-bawrd, ‐bohrd ]
noun
British. a size of oak board used for making barrel staves and for wainscoting.
adjective
of or made of clapboard: a clapboard house.
Origin of clapboard
1Other definitions for clapboard (2 of 2)
clapboard2
[ klap-bawrd, -bohrd ]
Origin of clapboard
2- Also called clapper board, clap·stick [klap-stik]. /ˈklæpˌstɪk/.
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British Dictionary definitions for clapboard
clapboard
/ (ˈklæpˌbɔːd, ˈklæbəd) /
noun
a long thin timber board with one edge thicker than the other, used esp in the US and Canada in wood-frame construction by lapping each board over the one below
(as modifier): a clapboard house
verb
(tr) to cover with such boards
Origin of clapboard
1C16: partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board
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