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plyboard

[plahy-bawrd]

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. Also called blockboarda building material consisting of strips of softwood that are glued together in parallel layers between two sheets of veneer.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of plyboard1

First recorded in 1910–15; ply 2 ( def. ) + board ( def. )
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Example Sentences

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“That plyboard we have, I don’t know how thick that plyboard is,” he said.

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Everyone was either clustered around the stereo or the seven-foot-tall piece of plyboard, propped up on the lawn, which had been painted to look like the scoreboard.

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During a building renovation, the board opted to simply cover the bust with a plyboard box instead of removing it from harm’s way.

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Soon after, the plyboard installed over the front of Gunther’s was covered in messages scrawled in chalk.

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The bride’s father, a carpenter, disassembled a greenhouse at work and saved supplies, including 2-by-6s and plyboard.

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