Unscramble

c 3 l 1 a 1 p 3 b 3 o 1 a 1 r 1 d 2

9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below

verb cover with clapboards

originFrom Middle English clapholt, partial translation from Middle Low German klappholt or Middle Dutch klapholt (“barrel stave”), from klappen (“to crack”) + holt (“wood”). The part "holt" was later calqued to "board".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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