clapboard
/ˈklæb·ərd/ /ˈklæpˌbɔrd/, /-ˌboʊrd/ n [U]Definition
› a narrow board used to cover the outside walls of a building by laying one board over part of the one already attached below it
(Definition of clapboard n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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