Meaning & use
Flakeboard
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A type of particleboard manufactured by pressing and gluing wood flakes together, used in construction and furniture making.
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The cabinet's shelves were made of cheap flakeboard that sagged under the weight of books.
Flakeboard is often used as an affordable subflooring material.
A note on using this word
Flakeboard differs from plywood in that it is made from wood flakes rather than thin, glued sheets of veneer.
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particleboardchipboard
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