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strawboard

American  
[straw-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈstrɔˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc.


strawboard British  
/ ˈstrɔːˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. a board made of compressed straw and adhesive, used esp in book covers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of strawboard

First recorded in 1840–50; straw + board

Example Sentences

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But recently, a shipment of strawboard proved to have 1,000 radioactive specks per sheet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last fall Eastman discovered that some of its photographic film had been fogged by mysterious radioactive particles in strawboard packaging.

From Time Magazine Archive

To make sure it was not jumping at sensational conclusions, Eastman analyzed the strawboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

It shifted to a new source of strawboard 500 miles from the first; both were in the Middle West.

From Time Magazine Archive

A piece of wood can then be glued on to the strawboard along the pencil line at the back and another at the end.

From Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) by Grayson, David

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