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Word: Clapboard
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (denoting a piece of oak used for barrel staves or wainscot): partial translation of Low German klappholt ‘barrel stave’, from klappen ‘to crack’ + holt ‘wood’
ˈklapbɔːd
ˈklabɒd
a long, thin, flat piece of wood with edges horizontally overlapping in series, used to cover the outer walls of buildings
Short Definition:long, thin, flat piece of wood with edges horizontally overlapping in series
Examples:- neat clapboard houses
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