beaverboard

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US/ˈbivɚˌbɔɹd/US/-ˌboɹd/UK/ˈbiːvəˌbɔːd/

noun

A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounbeaverboard (usually uncountable, plural beaverboards)

plural beaverboards

  1. uncountableusuallyA form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.

    1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 176, Instead, he turned around and deliberately faced a sheet of what had once been snow-white beaverboard that was nailed uncompromisingly to the back of the door.

Origin

From beaver + board, probably from Beaver Manufacturing Company, probably from Beaver Falls (“hamlet in New York”). Originally a trademark.

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Translations

Irish béabharchlár
  • béabharchlárform of fiberboard made of wood pulp
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APA

beaverboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaverboard

MLA

“beaverboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaverboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beaverboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaverboard.

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