WEATHERBOARD

clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding

(noun) a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

weatherboard (plural weatherboards)

(nautical) The windward side of a vessel.

(nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.

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

Verb

weatherboard (third-person singular simple present weatherboards, present participle weatherboarding, simple past and past participle weatherboarded)

(transitive) To cover with a weatherboard.

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Source: Wiktionary

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Weath"er*board`, n.

1. (Naut.) (a) That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side. (b) A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water.

2. (a) (Arch.) A board extending from the ridge to the eaves along the slope of the gable, and forming a close junction between the shingling of a roof and the side of the building beneath. (b) A clapboard or feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.

Weath"er-board`, v. t. (Arch.)

Definition: To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc. Gwilt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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