: a board made of several plies of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a hardened gypsum plaster core and used especially as wallboard
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And Charlie Reed, covered in bits of paint and drywall, looks more like a builder than a pastry chef.
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 May 2024
One firefighter continues to hammer gingerly as another takes away bits of drywall, and Faye’s head peeks through the hole.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 May 2024
One firefighter continues to hammer gingerly as another takes away bits of drywall, and Faye’s head peeks through the hole.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
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drywall
noun
dry·wall
ˈdrī-ˌwȯl 
: a board made of layers of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a plaster core
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