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weatherboard
CIDE DICTIONARY
weatherboard, n.
- That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side. [1913 Webster]
- A board extending from the ridge to the eaves along the slope of the gable, and forming a close junction between the shingling of a roof and the side of the building beneath. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
weatherboard, n. & v.
--n.
1 a sloping board attached to the bottom of an outside door to keep out the rain etc.
2 each of a series of horizontal boards with edges overlapping to keep out the rain etc.
--v.tr. fit or supply with weatherboards.
--n.
1 a sloping board attached to the bottom of an outside door to keep out the rain etc.
2 each of a series of horizontal boards with edges overlapping to keep out the rain etc.
--v.tr. fit or supply with weatherboards.
Derivative
weatherboarding n. (in sense 2 of n.).
THESAURUS
weatherboard
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