Meaning Of The Word Shiplap

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What's The Definition Of Shiplap?

shiplap in American English
a kind of boarding or siding in which adjoining boards are rabbeted along the edge so as to make a flush joint
noun: an overlapping joint, as a rabbet, between two boards joined edge to edge

shiplap in British English
noun: a wooden board that has been rabbeted so that the edges of each board overlap the edges of adjacent boards to create a flush and stable joint

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