Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A light, semirigid building material of compressed wood pulp, used for walls and partitions.
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- noun A particular material made of
wood pulp .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Various dingy display items were tacked up on the beaverboard walls—plastic windshield scrapers, keychains with tiny flashlights on them, and green felt pine trees to make your car smell better.
DO NOT PASS GO KIRKPATRICK HILL 2007
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Various dingy display items were tacked up on the beaverboard walls—plastic windshield scrapers, keychains with tiny flashlights on them, and green felt pine trees to make your car smell better.
DO NOT PASS GO KIRKPATRICK HILL 2007
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The blocks had been shabbily constructed by Russian slave laborers; heavy rains overwhelmed their thin beaverboard roofing, turning some rooms into “miniature lakes.”
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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The blocks had been shabbily constructed by Russian slave laborers; heavy rains overwhelmed their thin beaverboard roofing, turning some rooms into “miniature lakes.”
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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I told Dinky-Dunk I wanted two new window-frames, beaverboard for inside lining, and two gallons of paint.
The Prairie Mother Arthur Stringer 1912
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Few are more iconic, though, than Grant Wood's application of oil on beaverboard, the 75 year history of which professor Steven Biel has captured in his just-published.
unknown title 2009
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Few are more iconic, though, than Grant Wood's application of oil on beaverboard, the 75 year history of which professor Steven Biel has captured in his just-published.
unknown title 2009
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Few are more iconic, though, than Grant Wood's application of oil on beaverboard, the 75 year history of which professor Steven Biel has captured in his just-published.
unknown title 2009
uselessness commented on the word beaverboard
A type of thin board made of wood pulp, similar to plywood. Seems to be obsolete.
June 7, 2007
bilby commented on the word beaverboard
Oh. But we could bring it back :->
October 31, 2008
reesetee commented on the word beaverboard
Used for painting. Grant Wood's American Gothic is on beaverboard.
October 31, 2008
bilby commented on the word beaverboard
How many beaverboards could a bored beaver board, if a ...
October 31, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word beaverboard
name of the school newspaper at the high school I attended.
July 31, 2011