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matchboarding

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

noun

  1. a construction of matchboards.

  2. a quantity of matchboards.


Etymology

Origin of matchboarding

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


Example Sentences

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I shall have a marquee with matchboarding sides fixed up inside, and heat it with a few of those smokeless stoves.

From The Regent by Arnold Bennett

The door or frame in this case would be made of matchboarding nailed on the back as shown in the plan at Fig.

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

The day was altogether too bad for outside work, so we turned our attention to the hut interior, with the result that to-night all the matchboarding is completed.

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

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

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

The right hand wall proved similar to the matchboarding of the lavatory as far as the casual eye or touch was concerned, but I saw at once it was a door.

From The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont by Robert Barr

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