matchboard

[ mach-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈmætʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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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.

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Origin of matchboard

First recorded in 1840–50; match² + board

Words nearby matchboard

Matapan, Mataró, matata, match, matcha, matchboard, matchboarding, matchbook, matchbox, matched order, matched-pairs design

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How to use matchboard in a sentence

The four-inch steel deck gaped and split as though it had been made of matchboard.
The World Peril of 1910|George Griffith
It was only matchboard, she decided, run up to make many little rooms of one large one.
The Voyage Out|Virginia Woolf
We could matchboard the timbers over if you like, but it is not usual.
The Lost Heir|G. A. Henty
Mrs. Travers, leaning her chin on the palm of her hand, stared at the bare matchboard side of the hut.
The Rescue|Joseph Conrad

Felt is fastened over the matchboard lining of the roof before the iron is put on.
Rustic Carpentry|Paul N. Hasluck

British Dictionary definitions for matchboard

matchboard

/ (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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