pressboard
AmericanEtymology
Origin of pressboard
Example Sentences
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The new washing machine had no drain; oak cabinets were swapped for pressboard.
From New York Times • May 27, 2022
After some mingling, the crowd moved into an auditorium with long pressboard tables and the standard-issue U.N. headsets and digital clocks.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2017
Finally, he gave the pressboard box a swift kick.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
About a half-mile down Lacks Town Road, Cliff had me park in front of a cinder block and pressboard house that couldn’t have been more than three hundred square feet inside.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Satisfied, he takes a sealed envelope from the black gym bag on the floor and lays it across the veneered pressboard desk, making sure it’s straight.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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