plasterboard

[ plas-ter-bawrd, -bohrd, plah-ster- ]
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noun
  1. a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.

Origin of plasterboard

1
First recorded in 1905–10; plaster + board

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British Dictionary definitions for plasterboard

plasterboard

/ (ˈplɑːstəˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a thin rigid board, in the form of a layer of plaster compressed between two layers of fibreboard, used to form or cover walls

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