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Noun: clapboard  kla-bu(r)d or 'klap,bord
  1. A long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
    "The old farmhouse was clad in traditional clapboard";
    - weatherboard, weatherboarding
Verb: clapboard  kla-bu(r)d or 'klap,bord
  1. Cover with clapboards
    "They clapboarded the exterior of the old house"

Derived forms: clapboarded, clapboarding, clapboards

Type of: cover, siding [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Clapboard