CLAPBOARD


Meaning of CLAPBOARD in English

I. ˈklabə(r)d; ˈklaˌbōrd, ˈklapˌbōrd, -ȯrd, -ōəd, -ȯ(ə)d noun

( -s )

Etymology: part translation of Dutch klaphout stave wood, from Middle Dutch clapholt, probably from clappen to clap, hit + holt wood; akin to Old English clæppan to throb and to Old English holt wood — more at clap , holt

1. archaic : a size of board especially of split oak used for making staves and wainscoting

2. : a narrow board that is usually thicker at one edge than the other and is used for weatherboarding outside walls

a clapboard house

3. : material for clapboards ; collectively : clapboards

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to cover (as an outside wall) with clapboards

the house was clapboarded and then painted white

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.