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clapboard
clap·board C0385300 (klăb′ərd, klăp′bôrd′)n. A long narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, overlapped horizontally to cover the outer walls of frame structures. Also called weatherboard.tr.v. clap·board·ed, clap·board·ing, clap·boards To cover with clapboards.
[Partial translation of Dutch klaphout : klappen, to split, crack + Middle Dutch holt, board.]clapboard (ˈklæpˌbɔːd; ˈklæbəd) n (Building) 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 belowb. (as modifier): a clapboard house. vb (Building) (tr) to cover with such boards[C16: partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board]clap•board (ˈklæb ərd, ˈklæpˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)
n. 1. a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings. adj. 2. of or made of clapboard. [1510–20; earlier clap bord, alter. of obsolete clapholt < Low German klappholt (c. Dutch klaphout) split wood used for barrel staves] clapboard
Past participle: clapboarded
Gerund: clapboarding
| Imperative |
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| clapboard | | clapboard |
| Present |
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| I clapboard | | you clapboard | | he/she/it clapboards | | we clapboard | | you clapboard | | they clapboard |
| Preterite |
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| I clapboarded | | you clapboarded | | he/she/it clapboarded | | we clapboarded | | you clapboarded | | they clapboarded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am clapboarding | | you are clapboarding | | he/she/it is clapboarding | | we are clapboarding | | you are clapboarding | | they are clapboarding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have clapboarded | | you have clapboarded | | he/she/it has clapboarded | | we have clapboarded | | you have clapboarded | | they have clapboarded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was clapboarding | | you were clapboarding | | he/she/it was clapboarding | | we were clapboarding | | you were clapboarding | | they were clapboarding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had clapboarded | | you had clapboarded | | he/she/it had clapboarded | | we had clapboarded | | you had clapboarded | | they had clapboarded |
| Future |
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| I will clapboard | | you will clapboard | | he/she/it will clapboard | | we will clapboard | | you will clapboard | | they will clapboard |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have clapboarded | | you will have clapboarded | | he/she/it will have clapboarded | | we will have clapboarded | | you will have clapboarded | | they will have clapboarded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be clapboarding | | you will be clapboarding | | he/she/it will be clapboarding | | we will be clapboarding | | you will be clapboarding | | they will be clapboarding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been clapboarding | | you have been clapboarding | | he/she/it has been clapboarding | | we have been clapboarding | | you have been clapboarding | | they have been clapboarding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been clapboarding | | you will have been clapboarding | | he/she/it will have been clapboarding | | we will have been clapboarding | | you will have been clapboarding | | they will have been clapboarding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been clapboarding | | you had been clapboarding | | he/she/it had been clapboarding | | we had been clapboarding | | you had been clapboarding | | they had been clapboarding |
| Conditional |
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| I would clapboard | | you would clapboard | | he/she/it would clapboard | | we would clapboard | | you would clapboard | | they would clapboard |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have clapboarded | | you would have clapboarded | | he/she/it would have clapboarded | | we would have clapboarded | | you would have clapboarded | | they would have clapboarded |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  clapboard - a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board belowweatherboard, weatherboardingsiding - material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof | | Verb | 1. | clapboard - cover with clapboardscover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
TranslationsSchindelassicella per rivestimenticlapboard
clapboard (klăb`ərd), 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.clapboardOne of a series of boards used for siding, with a tapered cross section, most commonly called beveled siding. See also: Woodclapboard[′kla‚bərd] (materials) A board, thicker at one edge than the other, used to cover exterior walls. clapboard, bevel siding, lap sidingA wood siding commonly used as an exterior covering on a building of frame construction; applied horizontally and overlapped, with the grain running lengthwise; thicker along the lower edge than along the upper.clapboard
Related to clapboard: clapboard houseSynonyms for clapboardnoun a long thin board with one edge thicker than the otherSynonyms- weatherboard
- weatherboarding
Related Wordsverb cover with clapboardsRelated Words |