strawboard

[straw-bawrd, -bohrd]

straw·board

[straw-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc.

Origin:
1840–50; straw + board
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Strawboard is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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strawboard (ˈstrɔːˌbɔːd)
 
n
a board made of compressed straw and adhesive, used esp in book covers

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