BLOCKBOARD

Etymology

Noun

blockboard (countable and uncountable, plural blockboards)

A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.

Coordinate terms

• laminboard, battenboard

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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