weatherboard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
    clapboard; weatherboarding.
  2. noun the side toward the wind
    weather side; to windward; windward side.

WordNet

Weath"er*board` noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) (a) That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side. (b) A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water.
  2. (a) (Arch.) A board extending from the ridge to the eaves along the slope of the gable, and forming a close junction between the shingling of a roof and the side of the building beneath. (b) A clapboard or feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.

Webster 1913