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battenboard

noun

Etymology

From batten + board.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as battenboard — “batten + board”

Definitions

  1. A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched…

    A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.

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