clap‧board /ˈklæpbɔːd $ ˈklæbərd, ˈklæpbɔːrd/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Part translation of Dutch klaphout, from klappen 'to split' + hout 'wood']
especially British English a set of boards used to cover the outside of a building, or one of these boards:
clapboard houses [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲