clapboard
noun
- wooden siding on a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈklæpˌbɔː(ɹ)d/ / /ˈklæpˌbɔːd/ / /ˈklæbəd/ / /ˈklæpˌbɔɹd/
noun
Etymology: From clap + board.
- A clapperboard; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English clapholt, partial translation from Middle Low German klappholt or Middle Dutch klapholt (“barrel stave”), from klappen (“to crack”) + holt (“wood”). The part "holt" was later calqued to "board".
- To cover with clapboards.
“to clapboard the sides of a house”