[ 'klapbɔ:d , 'klabəd ]
■ noun chiefly N. Amer. one of a series of long planks of wood with edges horizontally overlapping, covering the outer walls of buildings.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
C16: partial translation of Low Ger. klappholt 'barrel stave', from klappen 'to crack' + holt 'wood'.