malthoidn.
/ˈmalθɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈmælˌθɔɪd/, Australian English /ˈmælθoɪd/, New Zealand English /ˈmɛlθoed/ Australian and New Zealand.
A bituminous material made from wood fibre and used esp. as a roof- or floor-covering.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > processed resinous materials > [noun] > bitumen-based compositions > roofing material impregnated with bitumen
roofing felt1843
Ruberoid1894
rubberoid1908
malthoid1936
1936 Patent Office Jrnl. (N.Z.) 3 Dec. 367/1 Malthoid. Pabco Products (Australia), Limited... Paints, varnishes, coatings, and paint compounds, [etc.].
1960 B. Crump Good Keen Man 76 When all the boards were on [the hut] we covered the whole structure with malthoid and tacked it into place.
1960 J. Fingleton Four Chukkas to Austral. 7 An odd sort of trial upon a malthoid pitch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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