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matchboard

American

[mach-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈmætʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.

matchboard British

/ ˈmætʃˌbɔːd /

noun

a long thin board with a tongue along one edge and a corresponding groove along the other, used with similar boards to line walls, ceilings, etc

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Etymology

Origin of matchboard

First recorded in 1840–50; match ² + board

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matchboard

The treble and double segments were smaller than they were on a matchboard.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2019

There was a door at the head of the stairs, in a matchboard partition that walled the well of the staircase.

From Mary Olivier: a Life by Sinclair, May

The Major and Mr. —— sit inside, hidden behind the matchboard plating.

From A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by Sinclair, May

And I think in any case I am wrong about his "matchboard" car.

From A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by Sinclair, May

Mrs. Travers, leaning her chin on the palm of her hand, stared at the bare matchboard side of the hut.

From The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows by Conrad, Joseph

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