beaverboard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of beaverboard
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; formerly a trademark
Example Sentences
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But Mr. Gallo didn’t want to compete with Thurber’s simple, witty cartoons drawn on beaverboard panels.
From New York Times • May 11, 2018
Its great administration building remained only a skeleton; its one usable building was an abandoned, half-finished hotel, which was fixed up with beaverboard partitions to accommodate classes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The episodes themselves are often skimpy and short-breathed; the minor characters are mostly not even wooden�just beaverboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
Swiftly crabbed age constructed buggies and horses out of beaverboard, harness out of string, snatched wheels from baby perambulators, concocted numberless impromptu window displays.
From Time Magazine Archive
The large “store” area was partitioned into two rooms by beaverboard planks that did not reach to the ceiling.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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