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clapboard [ˈklæpˌbɔːd ˈklæbəd] n (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a. a long thin timber board with one edge thicker than the other, used esp in the US and Canada in wood-frame construction by lapping each board over the one below b. (as modifier) a clapboard house vb
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to cover with such boards [partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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And all the first winter, how she had shivered with cold when the northerly gales shook the thin clapboards and the snow beat like hail against the loose-hung windows! But this time I found something at last; I found an old rusty wood-saw without any handle; it was laid in between a rafter and the clapboards of the roof. |
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