clapboard
- Noun. A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
- Noun. (uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
- Noun. (archaic, UK) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
- Noun. (film) A clapper board; 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.
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