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matchboard

matchboard noun: a type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system.

matchboard: a type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system
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Noun

matchboard (countable and uncountable, plural matchboards)

  1. A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system
  2. (sand casting) A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the matched parting surfaces for the two parts (the cope and the drag) of a molding box or flask, to which board patterns are attached in some casting methods.

Forms of matchboard

pluralmatchboards

Origin of matchboard

From match + board.

Words formed from matchboard

Questions about matchboard

What does matchboard mean?
Matchboard means a type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system.
What part of speech is matchboard?
Matchboard is a noun.
What is the plural of matchboard?
The plural of matchboard is matchboards.

Words near matchboard in the dictionary

  1. Matcham
  2. Matchar
  3. matchas
  4. matchatini
  5. matchatinis
  6. matchboard
  7. matchboarded
  8. matchboarding
  9. matchboards
  10. matchbook
  11. matchbooks

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