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beaverboard

American  
[bee-ver-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈbi vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a light, stiff sheeting made of wood fiber and used in building, especially for partitions or temporary structures.


beaverboard British  
/ ˈbiːvəˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. a stiff light board of compressed wood fibre, used esp to surface partitions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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

Thus last week did Nina Tablada present her idea of a Caesarean section at the 19th annual exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists on the beaverboard partitions of Manhattan's Grand Central Palace.

From Time Magazine Archive

"We had to devise solutions, do a bare minimum, use the simplest materials—we built the pavilions out of beaverboard."

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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