a tough paperboard made from wood and wastepaper pulp: used for making boxes, etc
boxboard in American English
(ˈbɑksˌbɔrd)
US
noun
stiff paperboard used for making boxes
boxboard in American English
(ˈbɑksˌbɔrd, -ˌbourd)
noun
cardboard used for making cartons
Word origin
[1835–45, Amer.; box1 + board]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: catch-up, cutaway, daisy chain, hybridize, placement