English Explanatory Dictionary

clapboard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
  2. Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
  3. An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
verb
  1. To cover with clapboards.
noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈklæpˌbɔːd/ /ˈklæbəd/ /ˈklæpˌbɔɹd/ /ˈklæbəɹd/ en-us-clapboard.ogg /ˈklæpˌbɔː(ɹ)d/

Word forms

clapboard clapboards clapboarding clapboarded

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".

Synonyms

weatherboard clapperboard clapstick slate slate board sync slate sticks board marker
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