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weatherboard

noun

Etymology

From weather + 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 weatherboard — “weather + board”

Definitions

  1. The windward side of a vessel.

  2. A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.

  3. Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed…

    Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.

    • The homestead lies half a mile from the road, a small bungalow built of weatherboard with an iron roof and with verandas on three sides […]
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To cover with a weatherboard.

    2. A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

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