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
Sanford, trying to outwit ricocheting echoes, wages continuous war with tricky acoustics; he has hung the theater with painted canvas, shellacked beaverboard, velvet draperies and soundproofed scoops and baffles.
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
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
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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