shiplap

[ ship-lap ]
/ ˈʃɪpˌlæp /

noun Carpentry.

an overlapping joint, as a rabbet, between two boards joined edge to edge.
boarding joined with such overlapping joints.

Origin of shiplap

First recorded in 1850–55; ship1 + lap2

Words nearby shiplap

shipboy, shipbuilder, shipentine, shipfitter, shipka pass, shiplap, shipload, shipman, shipmaster, shipmate, shipment

Example sentences from the Web for shiplap

  • They evidently come in from the outside between the logs and the shiplap to the loft above.

    The Spoilers of the Valley |Robert Watson

  • His house was rudely put together, shingle-roofed and walled with shiplap boards that gave out strong resinous odors.

    Prescott of Saskatchewan |Harold Bindloss

  • The walls will be of shiplap, covered with matched siding, with tarpaper between.

    Neighbours |Robert Stead

  • Over this paper place any kind of boards that the fancy of the builder may dictate, as clapboards, shiplap, or drop-siding.

    Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians |William K. David