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clapboard

clap·board [ klábbərd, kláp bàwrd ] (plural clap·boards)


noun 
Definition:
 
wooden board for building: a long narrow wooden board that has one edge thicker than the other. Use: to clad buildings.

[Mid-17th century. Alteration, by partial translation, of obsolete clapholt< Low German klappholt< klappen "clap, split" + holt "wood"]
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