clapboard

Noun

a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
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

cover with clapboards
To cover with clapboards.

Examples

"to clapboard the sides of a house"

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English clapholt, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch klapholt. The part "holt" was later calqued to "board".

Synonyms

board, clapperboard, clapstick, marker, slate, slate board, sticks, sync slate, weatherboard, weatherboarding

Scrabble Score: 16

clapboard is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
clapboard is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clapboard is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

clapboard is a valid Words With Friends word