/chip"bawrd', -bohrd'/ , n.
1. a low grade of cardboard, used as a backing for pads of paper, a stiffener for photographs in mailing, etc.
2. a thin, stiff sheet material made from wastepaper.
3. a type of board made from compressed waste wood bound together with synthetic resin.
[ 1915-20; CHIP 1 + BOARD ]