matchboard

noun

Etymology

From match + board.

  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 matchboard — “match + board

Definitions

  1. A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system

  2. A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the…

    A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the matched parting surfaces for the two parts (the cope and the drag) of a molding box or flask, to which board patterns are attached in some casting methods.

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