matchboarding
AmericanEtymology
Origin of matchboarding
First recorded in 1860–65; matchboard + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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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
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