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battenboard

battenboard noun: a compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.

Noun

battenboard (countable and uncountable, plural battenboards)

  1. A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.

Forms of battenboard

pluralbattenboards

Origin of battenboard

From batten + board.

Questions about battenboard

What does battenboard mean?
Battenboard means a compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.
What part of speech is battenboard?
Battenboard is a noun.
What is the plural of battenboard?
The plural of battenboard is battenboards.

Words near battenboard in the dictionary

  1. Battenberg laces
  2. Battenberg markings
  3. Battenberger
  4. Battenbergers
  5. battenbergs
  6. battenboard
  7. battenboards
  8. battened
  9. battened down
  10. battened down the hatches
  11. battener

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