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.

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beaverboard British  

/ ˈbiːvəˌbɔːd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of beaverboard

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; formerly a trademark

Example Sentences

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

Within the limestone and beaverboard temple of U.N.'s General Assembly had gathered the delegates of almost all the world's powers, great, middle and minuscule.

From Time Magazine Archive

But as literature, it is strictly beaverboard, and so does not justify its title as a "standard Bible."

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

Instead, he turned around and deliberately faced a sheet of what had once been snow-white beaverboard that was nailed uncompromisingly to the back of the door.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger