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shiplap

  • /ˈʃɪp(ˌ)læp/

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From ship + lap.

noun shiplaps

  1. countable, uncountable A type of wooden board that has rabbets to allow them to be overlapped, commonly used for the exterior siding of buildings. He stood on the horse and located several long pieces of one-by-eight shiplap and pulled them down.

verb shiplaps · shiplapping · shiplapped

  1. transitive To overlap boards by this means.

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"shiplap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shiplap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shiplap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shiplap

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"shiplap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shiplap.

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@misc{shiplap_2026,
  title = {shiplap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shiplap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}