matchboarding

[mach-bawr-ding, -bohr-]

noun

a construction of matchboards.
a quantity of matchboards.

Origin of matchboarding

First recorded in 1860–65; matchboard + -ing¹

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Historical Examples of matchboarding

I feel that there's only a dyke of matchboarding between me and the ocean of knowledge.
Captivity
M. Leonora Eyles
I shall have a marquee with matchboarding sides fixed up inside, and heat it with a few of those smokeless stoves.
The Regent
E. Arnold Bennett
Three butts and a rim lock are fitted on the inside of the door, and the lower panel is filled with matchboarding.
Rustic Carpentry
Paul N. Hasluck
The four lower panels are filled in with matchboarding, which is carried right up to the plate in the three back divisions.
Rustic Carpentry
Paul N. Hasluck
The door or frame in this case would be made of matchboarding nailed on the back as shown in the plan at Fig. 127.
Woodwork Joints
William Fairham