A clapboard building has walls which are covered with long narrow pieces of wood, usually painted white.
2. countable noun
A clapboard is the same as a clapperboard.
[US]
clapboard in British English
(ˈklæpˌbɔːd, ˈklæbəd)
noun
1.
a.
a long thin timber board with one edge thicker than the other, used esp in the US and Canada in wood-frame construction by lapping each board over the one below
b.
(as modifier)
a clapboard house
verb
2. (transitive)
to cover with such boards
Word origin
C16: partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board
clapboard in American English
(ˈklæbərd; ˈklæpˌbɔrd)
noun
1. US
a long, narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, used as siding
verb transitive US
2.
to cover with clapboards
Word origin
partial transl. of MDu klapholt < klappen, to fit + holt, wood, board