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plyboard

American  
[plahy-bawrd] / ˈplaɪˌbɔrd /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of plyboard

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


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When the plyboard was taken down, people came back to help the owners clear out the debris.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2017

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

From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2016

Their first basketball hoop was a plyboard and a tire rim nailed to an oak tree.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2016

When the object of his attentions is the plyboard flimsiness of present-day America, this is a very fine thing; when the object of his attentions is Vera, this is a waste.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2012

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.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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