matchboarding

[ mach-bawr-ding, -bohr- ]

noun

1. a construction of matchboards.
2. a quantity of matchboards.

Word History and Origins

Origin of matchboarding¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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The door or frame in this case would be made of matchboarding nailed on the back as shown in the plan at Fig. 127.

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Then I cast a hurried glance at myself in a tarnished mirror nailed against the matchboarding, and staggered back in dismay.

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Three butts and a rim lock are fitted on the inside of the door, and the lower panel is filled with matchboarding.

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The four lower panels are filled in with matchboarding, which is carried right up to the plate in the three back divisions.

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