duckboard

duckboard noun: any of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground.

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Noun

duckboard (plural duckboards)

(in plural) Any of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground.
- In an attempt to alleviate the problem, wooden planking, known as duckboards, was placed at the bottom of trenches and across other areas of muddy or waterlogged ground.
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide.

Synonyms:

bog board, bog bridge, puncheon
A panel of wooden slats typically laid on a concrete floor in a workshop, to reduce fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.

duckboard (third-person singular simple present duckboards, present participle duckboarding, simple past and past participle duckboarded)

Noun
plural	duckboards
Verb
third-person singular present	duckboards
present participle	duckboarding
past participle	duckboarded
past	duckboarded

Possibly a metaphorical use of a name for a board connecting a duck hutch to a yard.

What does duckboard mean?: Duckboard means any of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground.
What part of speech is duckboard?: Duckboard can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of duckboard?: The plural of duckboard is duckboards.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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