strawboard

straw·board

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [straw-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈstrɔˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [straw-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈstrɔˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of strawboard word

noun strawboard coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc. 1
noun strawboard a board made of compressed straw and adhesive, used esp in book covers 0
noun strawboard a coarse cardboard made of straw and used in making boxes, etc. 0

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Origin of strawboard

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; straw + board

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Parts of speech for Strawboard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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strawboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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