Word: battenboard
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
tten
board
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: batten
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: batent
Language: fro
Decoded: batent
Meaning: beating
Affix: board
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc; pasteboard.