strawboard

[ straw-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈstrɔˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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noun

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

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Origin of strawboard

First recorded in 1840–50; straw + board

Words nearby strawboard

strawberry mark, strawberry-raspberry, strawberry roan, strawberry tomato, strawberry tree, strawboard, straw boss, straw color, strawflower, strawhat, straw in the wind

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How to use strawboard in a sentence

Then, opening the office-door, he displayed a target of padded strawboard against the wall.
John Thorndyke's Cases|R. Austin Freeman
Pasteboard (strawboard or juteboard) may be used for the roof.
Primary Handwork|Ella Victoria Dobbs
Barrels or boxes of wood, or strawboard lined with water-proof paper, should be used in packing for shipment.
Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
A piece of wood can then be glued on to the strawboard along the pencil line at the back and another at the end.
Paper-Cutting Machines|Niel, Jr., Gray

The cheapest grade is the strawboard, for which there is no place in library work.
Library Bookbinding|Arthur Low Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for strawboard

strawboard

/ (ˈstrɔːˌbɔːd) /

noun

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

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