board

1. Class of heavyweight paper and other fiberboards thicker than 0.15 millimeter, including boxboard, cardboard, chipboard, containerboard, corrugated board, and linerboard.

2. Flat, long, and thin (less 5 centimeters or 2 inch thick) piece of sawn lumber.

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