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clapboard definition

clap·board (klab′ərd, klap′bôrd′)

noun

☆ a long, narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, used as siding

Etymology: partial transl. of MDu klapholt < klappen, to fit + holt, wood, board

transitive verb

to cover with clapboards

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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