strawboard

[ straw-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈstrɔˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc.

Origin of strawboard

First recorded in 1840–50; straw + board

The cheapest grade is the strawboard, for which there is no place in library work.

Library Bookbinding |Arthur Low Bailey
Pasteboard (strawboard or juteboard) may be used for the roof.

Primary Handwork |Ella Victoria Dobbs
The strawboard also takes the place of wood-pulp for smaller paper boxes.

Checking the Waste |Mary Huston Gregory
A piece of wood can then be glued on to the strawboard along the pencil line at the back and another at the end.

Paper-Cutting Machines |Niel, Jr., Gray

Barrels or boxes of wood, or strawboard lined with water-proof paper, should be used in packing for shipment.

Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting |Northern Nut Growers Association

strawboard

/ (ˈstrɔːˌbɔːd) /

a board made of compressed straw and adhesive, used esp in book covers