Meanings
nounmatchboard (countable and uncountable, plural matchboards)
plural matchboards
- countableuncountablebusinessA type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system
- countableuncountablesand castingA thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the matched parting surfaces for the two parts (the cope and the drag) of a molding box or flask, to which board patterns are attached in some casting methods.
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APA
matchboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchboard
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“matchboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchboard. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matchboard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchboard.
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