clapboard
clap·board
clapboard · clapboards · clapboarded · clapboarding
To cover with clapboardsTo cover with clapboards.
UK/ˈklæpˌbɔːd/US/ˈklæpˌbɔɹd/
Meaning
1 sensesTo cover with clapboards.
to clapboard the sides of a house
cover with clapboards
Origin
From Middle English clapholt, partial translation from Middle Low German klappholt or MiddFrom 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".
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Forms
clapboards, clapboarding, clapboarded, clapboarded| Base form | clapboard · to clapboard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | clapboards |
| Present participle | clapboarding |
| Past simple | clapboarded |
| Past participle | clapboarded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.