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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clap•board1 /ˈklæbɚd, ˈklæpˌbɔrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga long, thin board used in covering the outer walls of buildings.
adj. [usually: before a noun] - Buildingof or made of clapboard.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clap•board1 (klab′ərd, klap′bôrd′, -bōrd′),USA pronunciation n. - Building[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. See illus. under siding.
- British Terms, BuildingBrit. a size of oak board used for making barrel staves and for wainscoting.
adj. - Buildingof or made of clapboard:a clapboard house.
- Low German klappholt (cognate with Dutch klaphout ) split wood used for barrel staves; see clap1, holt
- earlier clap bord, alteration of obsolete clapholt 1510–20
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 clap′per board′, clap•stick (klap′stik′).USA pronunciation
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clapboard /ˈklæpˌbɔːd; ˈklæbəd/ n - 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
vb - (transitive) to cover with such boards
Etymology: 16th Century: partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board |