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plasterboard

noun

Etymology

From plaster + 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 plasterboard — “plaster + board”

Definitions

  1. A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or…

    A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.

  2. To fit or reinforce with plasterboard.

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