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weatherboard

[ weth-er-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈwɛð ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
Chiefly British. any of various forms of board used as a siding for a building.
Nautical. the side of a vessel toward the wind.

verb (used with object)

to cover or furnish with weatherboards.

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Origin of weatherboard

First recorded in 1530–40; weather + board

Words nearby weatherboard

weather, weatherability, weather advisory, weather balloon, weather-beaten, weatherboard, weatherboarding, weather-bound, weathercast, weathercaster, weathercoat
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British Dictionary definitions for weatherboard

weatherboard
/ (ˈwɛðəˌbɔːd) /

noun

a timber board, with a groove (rabbet) along the front of its top edge and along the back of its lower edge, that is fixed horizontally with others to form an exterior cladding on a wall or roofCompare clapboard
a sloping timber board fixed at the bottom of a door to deflect rain
the windward side of a vessel
Also called: weatherboard house mainly Australian and NZ a house having walls made entirely of weatherboards
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