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beaverboard

noun
/ˈbivɚˌbɔɹd/US/ˈbiːvəˌbɔːd/UK

Etymology

From beaver + board, probably from Beaver Manufacturing Company, probably from Beaver Falls (“hamlet in New York”). Originally a trademark.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as beaverboard — “beaver + board”

Definitions

  1. A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.

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