strawboard

[ straw-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc.

strawboard

/ ˈstrɔːˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a board made of compressed straw and adhesive, used esp in book covers

Word History and Origins

Origin of strawboard¹

First recorded in 1840–50; straw + board

Example Sentences

Then, opening the office-door, he displayed a target of padded strawboard against the wall.

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Pasteboard (strawboard or juteboard) may be used for the roof.

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Barrels or boxes of wood, or strawboard lined with water-proof paper, should be used in packing for shipment.

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A piece of wood can then be glued on to the strawboard along the pencil line at the back and another at the end.

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The cheapest grade is the strawboard, for which there is no place in library work.

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