beaverboard

noun

bea·ver·board | \ ˈbē-vər-ˌbȯrd

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Definition of beaverboard

: a fiberboard used for partitions and ceilings

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Reichert and project architect Byron Folwell have removed drywall in the house and found old wallpaper as well as beaverboard, a once-popular building material made of compressed wood fibers and pulp. — Anna Webb, idahostatesman, "Crews to break ground at the James Castle homesite next week," 9 June 2017

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