clapboard
1[ klab-erd, klap-bawrd, ‐bohrd ]
/ ˈklæb ərd, ˈklæpˌbɔrd, ‐ˌboʊrd /
noun
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings, being laid horizontally, the thick edge of each board overlapping the thin edge of the board below it.
British. a size of oak board used for making barrel staves and for wainscoting.
adjective
of or made of clapboard: a clapboard house.
Words nearby clapboard
clap, clap eyes on, clap on, clap skate, clap-net, clapboard, clapham sect, clapometer, clapped out, clapped-out, clapper
Definition for clapboard (2 of 2)
clapboard2
[ klap-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈklæpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
noun Movies.
Also called clapper board, clap·stick [klap-stik] /ˈklæpˌstɪk/.
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clapboard
/ (ˈklæpˌbɔːd, ˈklæbəd) /
noun
- a long thin timber board with one edge thicker than the other, used esp in the US and Canada in wood-frame construction by lapping each board over the one below
- (as modifier)a clapboard house
verb
(tr) to cover with such boards
Word Origin for clapboard
C16: partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board
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