chipboard

chipboard

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Proto-Germanic *kippōną
Proto-West Germanic *kippōn
Old English *ċippiander.
Old English ċipp
Middle English chippe
English chip
English board
English chipboard

    From chip + board.

    Noun

    chipboard (countable and uncountable, plural chipboards)

    1. (Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
      Synonym: (US, Canada) particle board

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