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
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
In their beaverboard office in the basement of a Government building in La Boca, five dark-skinned men sat back and mopped their brows with satisfaction.
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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