clapboard

[ klab-erd, klap-bawrd, ‐bohrd ]

/ ˈklæb ərd, ˈklæpˌbɔrd, ‐ˌboʊrd /

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noun

Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings, being laid horizontally, the thick edge of each board overlapping the thin edge of the board below it.

British. a size of oak board used for making barrel staves and for wainscoting.

adjective

of or made of clapboard: a clapboard house.

Origin of clapboard

1510–20; earlier clap bord, alteration of obsolete clapholt<Low German klappholt (cognate with Dutch klaphout) split wood used for barrel staves; see clap¹, holt

Words nearby clapboard

clannish, clansman, clanswoman, clap, clapback, clapboard, clap eyes on, Clapham Sect, clap-net, clapometer, clap on

Definition for clapboard (2 of 2)

clapboard²

[ klap-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈklæpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun Movies.

a small board with a hinged stick attached that is clapped down at the beginning of the filming of a shot for use later in synchronizing sound and image in the editing of the film.

Also called clapper board, clap·stick

[klap-stik]. /ˈklæpˌstɪk/.

Origin of clapboard

clap¹ + board

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for clapboard

The taxi trundles away from the train station passing rows of gray houses with clapboard shutters into the French countryside.
How the French Do Detox: Inside France’s Most Star-Studded Wellness Retreat|Brandon Presser|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clapboard alternated with hastily constructed sheet-metal buildings with no room between.
Captives of the Flame|Samuel R. Delany
The patter, patter, and after a while the gurgling of little streams over the clapboard eaves.
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills|Edwin Carlile Litsey
It was a clapboard structure covered with a reed roof, and eighteen by thirty feet in size.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore

A third day was commonly spent by a few carpenters in leveling off the floor, making a clapboard door and a table.
Life & Times of Col. Daniel Boone|Cecil B. Hartley
One of us held the thread on the window-sill while the other kept throwing the wad until it struck the clapboard.
The Story of a Strange Career|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for clapboard

clapboard

/ (ˈklæpˌbɔːd, ˈklæbəd) /

noun

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
(as modifier)a clapboard house

verb

(tr) to cover with such boards

Word Origin for clapboard

C16: partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	clapboard
释义	clapboard ¹ [ klab-erd, klap-bawrd, ‐bohrd ] / ˈklæb ərd, ˈklæpˌbɔrd, ‐ˌboʊrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clapboard ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings, being laid horizontally, the thick edge of each board overlapping the thin edge of the board below it. British. a size of oak board used for making barrel staves and for wainscoting. adjective of or made of clapboard: a clapboard house. Origin of clapboard ¹ 1510–20; earlier clap bord, alteration of obsolete clapholt<Low German klappholt (cognate with Dutch klaphout) split wood used for barrel staves; see clap¹, holt Words nearby clapboard clannish, clansman, clanswoman, clap, clapback, clapboard, clap eyes on, Clapham Sect, clap-net, clapometer, clap on Definition for clapboard (2 of 2) clapboard² [ klap-bawrd, -bohrd ] / ˈklæpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / noun Movies. a small board with a hinged stick attached that is clapped down at the beginning of the filming of a shot for use later in synchronizing sound and image in the editing of the film. Also called clapper board, clap·stick [klap-stik]. /ˈklæpˌstɪk/. Origin of clapboard ² clap¹ + board Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clapboard The taxi trundles away from the train station passing rows of gray houses with clapboard shutters into the French countryside. How the French Do Detox: Inside France’s Most Star-Studded Wellness Retreat\|Brandon Presser\|October 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Clapboard alternated with hastily constructed sheet-metal buildings with no room between. Captives of the Flame\|Samuel R. Delany The patter, patter, and after a while the gurgling of little streams over the clapboard eaves. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills\|Edwin Carlile Litsey It was a clapboard structure covered with a reed roof, and eighteen by thirty feet in size. The Old Furniture Book\|N. Hudson Moore A third day was commonly spent by a few carpenters in leveling off the floor, making a clapboard door and a table. Life & Times of Col. Daniel Boone\|Cecil B. Hartley One of us held the thread on the window-sill while the other kept throwing the wad until it struck the clapboard. The Story of a Strange Career\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for clapboard clapboard / (ˈklæpˌbɔːd, ˈklæbəd) / noun 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 (as modifier)a clapboard house verb (tr) to cover with such boards Word Origin for clapboard C16: partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clapboard board, frame, log, peg, plant, slab, timber, woody, ligneous, timbered
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clapboard

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Definition for clapboard (2 of 2)

noun Movies.

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noun

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