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clapboard
(klab′ərd, klap′bôrd′)
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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