matchboard

American

[mach-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈmætʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.

matchboard British

/ ˈmætʃˌbɔːd /

noun

a long thin board with a tongue along one edge and a corresponding groove along the other, used with similar boards to line walls, ceilings, etc

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Etymology

Origin of matchboard

First recorded in 1840–50; match ² + board

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matchboard

The treble and double segments were smaller than they were on a matchboard.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2019

Mark wondered why so fastidious a medievalist allowed the Order of St. George to erect those three tin tabernacles and to matchboard the interior of the Abbey.

From The Altar Steps by Compton MacKenzie

"We could matchboard the timbers over if you like, but it is not usual."

From The Lost Heir by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

Besides the increase of numbers there had been considerable additions made to the fabric of the Abbey, if such a word as fabric may be applied to matchboard, felt, and corrugated iron.

From The Altar Steps by Compton MacKenzie

And I think in any case I am wrong about his "matchboard" car.

From A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by May Sinclair

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