duckboard
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duckboard
Where it comes from
Possibly a metaphorical use of a name for a board connecting a duck hutch to a yard.
noun duckboards
- 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.
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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.
Similar: bog board, bog bridge, puncheon
- 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.
verb duckboards · duckboarding · duckboarded
- To cover with duckboards.
Translations
Talk about this word "duckboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/duckboard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. duckboard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/duckboard "duckboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/duckboard.Cite this
@misc{duckboard_2026,
title = {duckboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duckboard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
