1. a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other, used to cover the outer walls of wooden buildings

1. to cover with clapboard siding

Examples

• The old farmhouse was covered in white clapboard siding.
• We need to replace some of the damaged clapboard on the north side of the house.
• The carpenter will clapboard the new addition next week.
• Traditional New England homes often feature clapboard exteriors.
• The paint was peeling off the clapboard, exposing the weathered wood underneath.
• They decided to clapboard the entire house for a classic colonial look.