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

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

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

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

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