barnwood
[ bahrn-wood ]
/ ˈbɑrnˌwʊd /
noun
aged and weathered boards, especially those salvaged from dismantled barns: The den was paneled in barnwood.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Also barnboard.
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