noun
- long thin boards with one edge thicker than the other, used to cover the outer walls of wooden buildings
verb
- covers a building with clapboards
Examples
- The old farmhouse was covered with white clapboards.
- We need to replace several damaged clapboards on the north side of the house.
- The carpenter clapboards the new addition to match the existing structure.
- Traditional New England homes often feature cedar clapboards.
- The contractor will clapboard the entire exterior next week.
- Weather had warped some of the clapboards over the years.