weatherboard

UK: /ˈwɛðəˌbɔːd/ US: (weᵺ′ər bôrd′, -bōrd′)

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weath•er•board  (weᵺ′ər bôrd′, -bōrd′), n. 

1. Building, British Terms an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
2. [Chiefly Brit.] any of various forms of board used as a siding for a building.
3. Naval Terms [Naut.] the side of a vessel toward the wind.

v.t. 

4. Building to cover or furnish with weatherboards.

• weather + board 1530–40

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weatherboard / ˈwɛðəˌbɔːd/ noun

1. a timber board, with a groove (rabbet) along the front of its top edge and along the back of its lower edge, that is fixed horizontally with others to form an exterior cladding on a wall or roof
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