Hypertext Webster Gateway: "weatherboard"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Weatherboard \Weath"er*board`\, n.
1. (Naut.)
(a) That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the
windward side.
(b) A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other
opening, to keep out water.
2.
(a) (Arch.) A board extending from the ridge to the eaves
along the slope of the gable, and forming a close
junction between the shingling of a roof and the side
of the building beneath.
(b) A clapboard or feather-edged board used in
weatherboarding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Weather-board \Weath"er-board`\, v. t. (Arch.)
To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order
to exclude rain, snow, etc. --Gwilt.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
weatherboard
n 1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used
as siding by lapping one board over the board below
[syn: {clapboard}, {weatherboarding}]
2: the side toward the wind [syn: {to windward}, {windward side},
{weather side}]
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