matchboarding
AmericanEtymology
Origin of matchboarding
First recorded in 1860–65; matchboard + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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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
But the matchboarding was not on the walls.
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
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 Harold Bindloss
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
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