shiplap
[ ship-lap ]
/ ˈʃɪpˌlæp /
noun Carpentry.
an overlapping joint, as a rabbet, between two boards joined edge to edge.
boarding joined with such overlapping joints.
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Example sentences from the Web for shiplap
They evidently come in from the outside between the logs and the shiplap to the loft above.
The Spoilers of the Valley|Robert WatsonHis house was rudely put together, shingle-roofed and walled with shiplap boards that gave out strong resinous odors.
Prescott of Saskatchewan|Harold BindlossThe walls will be of shiplap, covered with matched siding, with tarpaper between.
Neighbours|Robert SteadOver this paper place any kind of boards that the fancy of the builder may dictate, as clapboards, shiplap, or drop-siding.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians|William K. David