plyboard

[ plahy-bawrd ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. Also called block·board [blok, -bawrd]. a building material consisting of strips of softwood that are glued together in parallel layers between two sheets of veneer. Compare plywood ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of plyboard¹

First recorded in 1910–15; ply ²( def ) + board ( def )

Example Sentences

“That plyboard we have, I don’t know how thick that plyboard is,” he said.

From Washington Post

Everyone was either clustered around the stereo or the seven-foot-tall piece of plyboard, propped up on the lawn, which had been painted to look like the scoreboard.

From Literature

During a building renovation, the board opted to simply cover the bust with a plyboard box instead of removing it from harm’s way.

From New York Times

Soon after, the plyboard installed over the front of Gunther’s was covered in messages scrawled in chalk.

From New York Times

The bride’s father, a carpenter, disassembled a greenhouse at work and saved supplies, including 2-by-6s and plyboard.

From Washington Times