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battenboard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From batten + board.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Tischlerplatte — composite wood board with a wide-board softwood core and face veneer
  • German: Stabplatte — composite wood board with a wide-board softwood core and face veneer
  • German: Stabsperrholz — composite wood board with a wide-board softwood core and face veneer