matchboard

American  

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

noun

1. 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.

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matchboard British  

/ ˈmætʃˌbɔːd /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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matchboard

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

From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2019

"We could matchboard the timbers over if you like, but it is not usual."

From The Lost Heir by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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

From A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by Sinclair, May

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

But it seemed to me that it was as good to sit quietly in a matchboard office and await the messages, to say nothing of taking them across that danger zone.

From The Sword of Deborah First-hand impressions of the British Women's Army in France by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)