battenboard

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noun

A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.

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Meanings

nounbattenboard (countable and uncountable, plural battenboards)

plural battenboards

  1. countableuncountableA compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.

Origin

From batten + board.

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Translations

German Tischlerplatte, Stabplatte
  • Tischlerplattecomposite wood board with a wide-board softwood core and face veneer
  • Stabplattecomposite wood board with a wide-board softwood core and face veneer
  • Stabsperrholzcomposite wood board with a wide-board softwood core and face veneer
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Chicago

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