beaverboard

  • 1Beaverboard — (also beaver board) is a light wood like building material, formed of wood fibre compressed into sheets. Originally a trademark [ beaverboard. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company,… …

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  • 2beaverboard — ☆ beaverboard [bē′vərbôrd΄ ] n. [< Beaverboard, a former trademark for such a material] [sometimes B ] board made of compressed wood fiber, used for walls, partitions, etc …

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  • 3Beaverboard® — noun A building board of wood fibre ● beaver …

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  • 4beaverboard — noun A particular material made of wood pulp. Instead, he turned around and deliberately faced a sheet of what had once been snow white beaverboard that was nailed uncompromisingly to the back of the door …

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  • 5beaverboard — noun Etymology: from Beaver Board, a trademark Date: 1909 a fiberboard used for partitions and ceilings …

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  • 6beaverboard — /bee veuhr bawrd , bohrd /, n. a light, stiff sheeting made of wood fiber and used in building, esp. for partitions or temporary structures. [1905 10, Amer.; formerly a trademark] * * * …

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  • 7beaverboard — noun chiefly N. Amer. a kind of fibreboard …

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  • 8beaverboard — bea•ver•board [[t]ˈbi vərˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. bui a light, stiff sheeting made of wood fiber and used in building • Etymology: 1905–10, amer.; formerly a trademark …

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  • 9beaverboard — /ˈbivəbɔd/ (say beevuhbawd) noun US a light, stiff sheeting made of wood fibre and used in building, especially for partitions, temporary structures, etc. {trademark} …

  • 10beaverboard — n. propr. a kind of fibreboard. Etymology: BEAVER(1) + BOARD …

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