matchboard

[ mach-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.

matchboard

/ ˈmætʃˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a long thin board with a tongue along one edge and a corresponding groove along the other, used with similar boards to line walls, ceilings, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of matchboard¹

First recorded in 1840–50; match ² + board

Example Sentences

The four-inch steel deck gaped and split as though it had been made of matchboard.

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It was only matchboard, she decided, run up to make many little rooms of one large one.

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We could matchboard the timbers over if you like, but it is not usual.

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Mrs. Travers, leaning her chin on the palm of her hand, stared at the bare matchboard side of the hut.

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Felt is fastened over the matchboard lining of the roof before the iron is put on.

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