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- noun uncountable A
flexible material akin tothick paper . - noun countable A
rectangular sheet of this material.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps from its color, which originally resembled that of the oak boards used in book bindings until the 16th century, or perhaps from oakum board, a kind of sturdy paperboard made from oakum.]
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