Meaning of CLAPBOARD
| Pronunciation: | | 'klaburd
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- [n] a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
- [v] cover with clapboards
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| | Synonyms: | | weatherboard, weatherboarding |
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| | See Also: | | cover, siding | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Clap"board\, n.
1. A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; --
used for weatherboarding the outside of houses. [U. S.]
2. A stave for a cask. [Eng.] --Halliwell.
\Clap"board\, v. t.
To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a
house. [U. S.] --Bartlett.
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