Definition of clapboards Clapboards

/klæˈpbɔˌɹdz/ - [klatpbordz] -

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What does clapboards mean?

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Noun Plural: clapboards
clapboard - a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
		weatherboard, weatherboarding
		siding a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
Verb clapboards, clapboarding, clapboarded
clapboard - cover with clapboards
		cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"

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clapboard (Noun)
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
clapboard (Noun)
Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
clapboard (Noun)
An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
clapboard (Noun)
A clapper board ; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
clapboard (Verb)
To cover with clapboards.

clapboard (n.)
A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses.
clapboard (n.)
A stave for a cask.
clapboard (v. t.)
To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house.