matchboarding
AmericanEtymology
Origin of matchboarding
First recorded in 1860–65; matchboard + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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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.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William
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
In the meantime, Edward Garden's own house was a very different place from those two cottages that Dafydd Dafis had taken his own good time about matchboarding.
From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver
Very cautiously he completed his work on the matchboarding, handing down each plank to Neddy when he had detached it.
From The Secret of the Tower by Hope, Anthony
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 Barr, Robert
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