What does "battenboard" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "battenboard"?

Common synonyms include: blockboard.

Battenboard

noun

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Noun

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. countable, uncountable

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blockboard

Etymology

From batten + board.

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