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battenboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bat-ten-board
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From batten + board.

Usage

Inflected Forms

battenboards (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

plywood chipboard blockboard block plywood blockplywood laminboard

Questions

What does battenboard mean?
A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.
Where does battenboard come from?
From batten + board.

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