shiplap
[ ship-lap ]
/ ˈʃɪpˌlæp /
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noun Carpentry.
an overlapping joint, as a rabbet, between two boards joined edge to edge.
boarding joined with such overlapping joints.
Nearby words
- shipbuilder,
- shipbuilding,
- shipentine,
- shipfitter,
- shipka pass,
- shipload,
- shipman,
- shipmaster,
- shipmate,
- shipment
Origin of shiplap
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples 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