duckboard.
Any of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
Possibly a metaphorical use of a name for a board connecting a duck hutch to a yard.
To cover with duckboards.
Where this word comes from
Possibly a metaphorical use of a name for a board connecting a duck hutch to a yard.
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