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weatherboard |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Weatherboard \Weath"er*board`\, n. 1. (Naut.) a That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side b A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water. 2. a (Arch.) 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. b A clapboard or feather-edged board used in weatherboarding. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Weather-board \Weath"er-board`\, v. t. (Arch.) To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc --Gwilt. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: weatherboard n 1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: {clapboard}, {weatherboarding}] 2: the side toward the wind [syn: {to windward}, {windward side}, {weather side}]
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