clapboard

(klabərd, klapbôrd′)

noun

☆ a long, narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, used as siding

Origin: partial transl. of MDu klapholt < klappen, to fit + holt, wood, board

transitive verb

to cover with clapboards

See clapboard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A long narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, overlapped horizontally to cover the outer walls of frame structures. Also called weatherboard.
transitive verb clap·board·ed, clap·board·ing, clap·boards
To cover with clapboards.

Origin:

Origin: Partial translation of Dutch klaphout

Origin: : klappen, to split, crack

Origin: + Middle Dutch holt, board

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