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Definition of: clapboard
(klab′ərd, klap′bôrd′, -bōrd′) noun
1. A lapping weatherboard, usually with one edge thicker than the other.
2. A rived roofing board larger than a shingle.
—v.t. To cover with clapboards. [Partial trans, of MDu. klapholt barrel stave]
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