matchboarding

American  

[mach-bawr-ding, -bohr-] / ˈmætʃˌbɔr dɪŋ, -ˌboʊr- /

noun

1. a construction of matchboards.

2. a quantity of matchboards.

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Etymology

Origin of matchboarding

First recorded in 1860–65; matchboard + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The matchboarding of white pine that lined the lower half of its walls had been hung with red twill, with garlands of ivy and bunches of holly.

From The Three Sisters by Sinclair, May

He did not replace the matchboarding over the window, but stowed it away in the coal-shed.

From The Secret of the Tower by Hope, Anthony

Timbers groaned, a seam in the matchboarding opened and shut, and a dull concussion shook the boat when her bows plunged into the swell.

From Wyndham's Pal by Bindloss, Harold

Weather boards.—For outdoor buildings, such as garages, garden sheds, toolhouses, etc., "weatherboarding" is often preferred to ordinary matchboarding, chiefly because of the facility with which it throws off the rain.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William

But the matchboarding was not on the walls.

From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver