beaverboard

/ˈbivɚˌbɔɹd/

Etymology

From beaver + board, probably from Beaver Manufacturing Company, probably from Beaver Falls (“hamlet in New York”). Originally a trademark.

beaverboard means A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

beaverboard is pronounced /ˈbivɚˌbɔɹd/.

noun

A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.“1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 176, Instead, he turned around and deliberately faced a sheet of what had once been snow-white beaverboard that was nailed uncompromisingly to the back of the door.”