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clapboard
clapboard , board used for the exterior finish of a wood-framed building and attached horizontally to the wood studs. The word, in its original and strict use, refers to a product of New England; boards of similar type made elsewhere are termed siding. Clapboards are particularly characteristic of the United States, having been steadily used since the earliest years of the colonial settlements. Each clapboard overlaps the one below it, leaving a few inches exposed to the weather. White pine is considered the best wood for clapboards; cedar, cypress, and spruce are also used. |
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"clapboard." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clapboard." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-clapboar.html "clapboard." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-clapboar.html |
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clap-board
clap-board. Riven (rather than sawn) horizontal feather-edged timber boards used for external cladding, also called bevel-siding, lap-siding, or weather-boarding, although the latter is properly sawn parallel-sided boards.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "clap-board." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "clap-board." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-clapboard.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "clap-board." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-clapboard.html |
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clapboard
•scratchboard
•backboard, blackboard
•gangboard • clapboard • dashboard
•cardboard, hardboard
•draughtboard • bargeboard
•dartboard
•breadboard, headboard
•pegboard (US Peg-board)
•chessboard • fretboard
•sailboard, tailboard
•drainboard
•baseboard, pasteboard
•skateboard
•freeboard, keyboard, seaboard
•cheeseboard • switchboard
•billboard
•springboard, stringboard
•chipboard, clipboard, shipboard
•running board • storyboard
•noticeboard • diving board
•sandwich board • sideboard
•signboard • whiteboard • washboard
•floorboard, scoreboard, strawboard
•chalkboard • soundboard • outboard
•snowboard
•mouldboard (US moldboard)
•buckboard, duckboard
•shuffleboard • shovelboard
•fibreboard (US fiberboard)
•smorgasbord
•chequerboard (US checkerboard)
•clapperboard • scraperboard
•plasterboard
•centreboard (US centerboard)
•mortar board • weatherboard
•motherboard • surfboard
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"clapboard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clapboard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clapboard.html "clapboard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clapboard.html |
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