CLAPBOARD


Meaning of CLAPBOARD in English

n.

Narrow board tapered toward one edge, used as siding to cover the exterior of a framed building.

Clapboards are attached horizontally, each overlapping the next one down. Cleft oak clapboard was introduced to New England in the 17th century; later materials included pine, cypress, and cedar.

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