blockboard

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Etymology

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From block +‎ board.

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blockboard (countable and uncountable, plural blockboards)

  1. A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
    • 1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, pages 327-328:
      Compartment and corridor partitions are of blockboard, with appropriate decorative veneers to suit the varied interior decoration.

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