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Rareduckboards
The correct spelling is duckboards.
How to pronounce duckboards
noun
Say it like: Duk-boa-rds
The correct spelling is duckboards. One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural. For example: "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."
Usage Examples
“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.”
Definition
noun
- 1.One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural.
- 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; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.
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