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blockboard

noun

Etymology

From block + 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 blockboard — “block + board”

Definitions

  1. A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side…

    A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.

    • Compartment and corridor partitions are of blockboard, with appropriate decorative veneers to suit the varied interior decoration.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA