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noun

Weatherboard n.

(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.

(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.

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Etymology of 'Weatherboard'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... odd iron cannon of all sizes and patterns stood mounted in embrasures; plenty grape and canister lay ready; and at every hundred yards or so the German flag was flying. The numbers of the guns and flags I give as I received them, though they test my faith. At the house of Brandeis—a little, weatherboard house, crammed at the time with natives, men, women, and squalling children—Leary and Moors again asked for "the high chief," and were again assured that he was farther on. A little beyond, the road ...

— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson