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1. (n.) clapboard
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings.
2. (adj.) clapboard
of or made of clapboard.
Etymology: (1510–20; earlier clap bord, alter. of obs. clapholt < LG klappholt (c. D klaphout) split wood used for barrel staves )
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding
a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
2. (verb) clapboard
cover with clapboards
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1. (noun) clapboard
a narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses
2. (noun) clapboard
a stave for a cask
3. (verb) clapboard
to cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house
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