drop siding

American  

noun

1. weatherboarding having its upper edges narrowed to fit into grooves or rabbets in its lower edges, and its backs flat against the sheathing or studs of the wall.

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Example Sentences

The station’s wood frame and drop siding construction rests on a foundation of fieldstone and mortar.

From Washington Times

The construction could also be cheapened by using drop siding to cover the outside, instead of shingles, which in this case were used over ship lap on the side walls to improve the appearance.

From Project Gutenberg

In this house made of one thickness of drop siding and paper, we spent the terrible snow winter of 80-81.

From Project Gutenberg

The cold storage above this is built as follows: First, an ordinary frame building with 2x4 inch studdings sheathed on the outside with drop siding with No. 3 flooring.

From Project Gutenberg