"blockboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blockboards [plural]
Etymology: block + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|block|board}} block + board Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blockboard (countable and uncountable, plural blockboards)
  1. A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Materials Related terms: plywood, chipboard Coordinate_terms: laminboard, battenboard Translations (composite wood board with a softwood block core and hardwood face veneer): bloc-chlár [masculine] (Irish), paniforte [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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