hard·board

[hahrd-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
a material made from wood fibers compressed into sheets, having many household and industrial uses.

Origin:
1925–30; hard + board

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hardboard (ˈhɑːdˌbɔːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a thin stiff sheet made of compressed sawdust and wood pulp bound together with plastic adhesive or resin under heat and pressure

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Example sentences
Have the distributor truck apply fabric binder over the pan or hardboard test
  unit.
The facility consists of a sawmill, a planing mill, and a hardboard plant.
Place the pan or hardboard test unit on the road surface.
It is the primary raw material source for the pulp and paper, hardboard, wafer
  board and oriented strand board industries.
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