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greenboard

American  
[green-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈgrinˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a green chalkboard or blackboard.


Etymology

Origin of greenboard

green + board

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Q: Faucets leaked in my son-in-law’s tiled bathtub enclosure, which caused the old greenboard below them to dissolve and a few rows of tiles to come loose.

From Washington Post Jan. 6, 2023

If you try to remove several rows of tile and cut away the crumbly greenboard behind them, you’ll probably find that the loose tiles aren’t neatly arranged in rows.

From Washington Post Jan. 6, 2023

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