matchboarding

[ mach-bawr-ding, -bohr- ]

/ ˈmætʃˌbɔr dɪŋ, -ˌboʊr- /

a construction of matchboards.

a quantity of matchboards.

Origin of matchboarding

First recorded in 1860–65; matchboard + -ing¹

Then I cast a hurried glance at myself in a tarnished mirror nailed against the matchboarding, and staggered back in dismay.

Love Among the Lions |F. Anstey
The four lower panels are filled in with matchboarding, which is carried right up to the plate in the three back divisions.

Rustic Carpentry |Paul N. Hasluck
I shall have a marquee with matchboarding sides fixed up inside, and heat it with a few of those smokeless stoves.

The Regent |E. Arnold Bennett
Three butts and a rim lock are fitted on the inside of the door, and the lower panel is filled with matchboarding.

Rustic Carpentry |Paul N. Hasluck

The door or frame in this case would be made of matchboarding nailed on the back as shown in the plan at Fig. 127.

Woodwork Joints |William Fairham