beaver board
- noun
- Archaic
:
tablero de fibra
- Many early 20th-century homes were constructed using beaver board for ceilings and partitions.
Examples
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The old house still had beaver board covering the living room walls.
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During renovations, they discovered layers of beaver board behind the plaster.
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The contractor used beaver board for the interior walls.
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I need to buy some beaver boards for my renovation.
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During renovations, they discovered layers of beaver board behind the plaster.
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Many early 20th-century homes were constructed using beaver board for ceilings and partitions.
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The old house still had beaver board covering the living room walls.
Synonyms
3
3.9
A large flat board that covers inside walls to make a smooth surface
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6.0
A hard sheet made from wood pieces pressed together with glue
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8.2
A light board made from wood fibers used for walls and ceilings
How Dense
Surface Forms
Morphology
beaver + board
Although 'board' is a transparent building-material word, 'beaver' is an animal and gives no clear cue to the material or function (compressed wood pulp wallboard); 'beaver board' is a trade/technical term for a specific manufactured product. A B1 learner who knows the constituents would not reliably infer the precise material or use from the parts alone, so the expression is idiomatic/lexicalized rather than compositional.
Etymology
Beaver board may come from the picture of a beaver, an animal that builds with wood, and a board, a flat wooden panel, which gives an easy image of a wood panel made from pressed wood fibers. That's why beaver board means 'a thin, light wallboard used inside houses'.