matchboard

[ mach-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.

matchboard

/ ˈmætʃˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a long thin board with a tongue along one edge and a corresponding groove along the other, used with similar boards to line walls, ceilings, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of matchboard¹

First recorded in 1840–50; match ² + board

Example Sentences

The treble and double segments were smaller than they were on a matchboard.

From The Guardian

The shanty was of corrugated iron lined with planks, and consisted of two small bedrooms and a living-room, divided from one another by matchboard partitions.

From Project Gutenberg

"We could matchboard the timbers over if you like, but it is not usual."

From Project Gutenberg

But it seemed to me that it was as good to sit quietly in a matchboard office and await the messages, to say nothing of taking them across that danger zone.

From Project Gutenberg

And I think in any case I am wrong about his "matchboard" car.

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