单词 | floorboarding |
释义 | floorboardingn. 1. Planks or boards used for wooden flooring; flooring made from such material. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > board or plank > for building > for flooring planch-board1358 plank board1444 floorboarding1750 floorboard1843 board1864 1750 W. Halfpenny Twelve Beautiful Designs for Farmhouses 9 Red Fir Floor Boarding in the Parlour and Closet, at 2l. 15sper Square. 1837 Archit. Mag. June 284 No fire, originating in accident and left to itself, would do much injury to floor boarding, skirtings, doors, shutters, etc. 1893 Railway Engineer Aug. 240/1 The floor boarding is laid, of course, at right angles to the joists. 1937 Massachusetts: Guide to Places & People (Federal Writers' Project) 382 A two-story structure with clapboarded walls and slate roof, extensively remodeled, but retaining the old beams.., wall paneling, and wide pine floor boarding. 2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder xi. 232 Floorboarding, in traditional softwood tongue-and-groove board form, has the unique advantage of being accessible for maintenance. 2. North American slang. The action or practise of accelerating a motor vehicle rapidly or aggressively by fully depressing the accelerator pedal until it reaches the floor. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1942 Amer. Speech Apr. 102/1 Barreling. Running with the throttle wide open. Also Floorboarding. 1978 Changing Times Feb. 14/2 The worst times, made against the wind and with floorboarding, were 0-30 in 5.7 seconds and 0-60 in 16.8 seconds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1750 |
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