1520s, partial translation of Middle Dutch klapholt (borrowed into English late 14c. as clapholt), from klappen "to fit" + Low German holt "wood, board" (see holt). Compare German Klappholz. Originally small boards of split oak, imported from northern Germany and cut by coopers to make barrel staves; the meaning "long, thin board used for roofing or to cover the exterior of wooden buildings" is from 1640s, American English.
双语例句
1. There is a clapboard among casing, right an electric machinery.
箱体中间有一块隔板, 右边一个电机.
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2. But vintage clapboard buildings and weathered Chinese storefronts still adorn this tropical town.
