hardboard

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Etymology

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From hard +‎ board.

Noun

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hardboard (countable and uncountable, plural hardboards)

  1. A high-density chipboard.
    • 1951 May, “British Railway Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 328:
      The compartment ceiling panels are of plastic material backed with ply or hardboard panels.
    • 1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 67:
      For convenience and versatility, no mass-produced wood paneling can beat hardboard—a tough, pliable, water-resistant material made from wood fibers.

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Verb

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hardboard (third-person singular simple present hardboards, present participle hardboarding, simple past and past participle hardboarded)

  1. (transitive) To cover with hardboard.