clapboard

== English == === Etymology 1 === From 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". ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklæpˌbɔːd/, /ˈklæbəd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈklæpˌbɔɹd/, /ˈklæbəɹd/ Rhymes: -æbə(ɹ)d Hyphenation: clap‧board ==== Noun ==== clapboard (countable and uncountable, plural clapboards) A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction. (uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding. (archaic, UK) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves. ===== Synonyms ===== weatherboard ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== clapboard (third-person singular simple present clapboards, present participle clapboarding, simple past and past participle clapboarded) (transitive) To cover with clapboards. ==== See also ==== Clapboard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== References ==== “clapboard”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Etymology 2 === From clap +‎ board. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈklæpˌbɔː(ɹ)d/ ==== Noun ==== clapboard (plural clapboards) (film) 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. ===== Synonyms ===== (film): clapperboard, clapstick, slate, slate board, sync slate, sticks, board, marker ===== Translations =====