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duckboard en · NOUN

Etymology

Possibly a metaphorical use of a name for a board connecting a duck hutch to a yard.

Meanings

1. (in-plural) Any of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground.
   • In an attempt to alleviate the problem, wooden planking, known as duckboards, was placed at the bottom of trenches and across other areas of muddy or waterlogged ground.
2. Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide.
3. A panel of wooden slats typically laid on a concrete floor in a workshop, to reduce fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.

Forms

Coordinates

corduroy road (thoroughfare paved with wood) · boardwalk (thoroughfare paved with wood) · plank road (thoroughfare paved with wood)

Deriveds

duckboard bridge

Synonyms

puncheon · bog bridge · bog board

Translations (4)

fi pitkospuu (plank or board laid lengthwise as path across wet ground) · de Steg (plank or board laid lengthwise as path across wet ground) · tr tahta patika (plank or board laid lengthwise as path across wet ground) · de Holzsteg (plank or board laid lengthwise as path across wet ground)

duckboard en · VERB

Etymology

Possibly a metaphorical use of a name for a board connecting a duck hutch to a yard.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cover with duckboards.

Forms