matchboarding

American  

[mach-bawr-ding, -bohr-] / ˈmætʃˌbɔr dɪŋ, -ˌboʊr- /

noun

1. a construction of matchboards.

2. a quantity of matchboards.

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Etymology

Origin of matchboarding

First recorded in 1860–65; matchboard + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Timbers groaned, a seam in the matchboarding opened and shut, and a dull concussion shook the boat when her bows plunged into the swell.

From Wyndham's Pal by Bindloss, Harold

The hut is advancing apace—already the matchboarding is being put on.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

But the matchboarding was not on the walls.

From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver

He did not replace the matchboarding over the window, but stowed it away in the coal-shed.

From The Secret of the Tower by Hope, Anthony

This variety of matchboarding is known in the trade as "T. G. and B."

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William